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Syrian Arab Republic

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General Assembly Resolutions, Decisions and Chairperson's Statements
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Special Procedures

Country visits by Special Procedures

Most recent Special Procedures' reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced - Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/32/35/Add.2)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on the situation of internally displaced persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/24/58)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health - Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/17/25/Add.3)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food - Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/16/49/Add.2)

Most recent reports by the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretariat

Secretary-General's Report to the GA on the situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic

Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons : situation of internally displaced persons in the Syrian Arab Republic - Note by the Secretary-General (A/67/931)

Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic: implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 19/22 - Report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/21/32)

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/18/53)

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Most recent concluding observations

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Concluding observations (2014) CEDAW/C/SYR/CO/2

Committee against Torture
Concluding observations (2012) CAT/C/SYR/CO/1/Add.2

Committee on the Rights of the Child
Concluding observations (2012) CRC/C/SYR/CO/3-4

Committee on Migrant Workers
Concluding observations (2008) CMW/C/SYR/CO/1

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Concluding observations (2007) CRC/C/OPAC/SYR/CO/1

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child prostitution and child pornography
Concluding observations (2006) CRC/C/OPSC/SYR/CO/1

Human Rights Committee
Concluding observations (2005) CCPR/CO/84/SYR

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Concluding observations (2001) E/C.12/1/Add.63

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Concluding observations (1999) CERD/C/304/Add.70

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Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Middle East and North Africa Section
Tel. +41 22 928 9153

Commission of Inquiry and Fact-finding mission on Syria

Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria

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