The State of Qatar stressed the necessity of a political solution to the Syrian crisis, to meet the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people, according to the statement of Geneva I and the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2254, as well as to achieve justice, and accountability for the perpetrators of violations and crimes in Syria.

This came in a statement of the State of Qatar delivered by Third Secretary in Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva Talal Abdulaziz Al Naama during the interactive dialogue with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Syrian Arab Republic, under item 4 on the Human Rights Council's agenda.

Al Naama said that Qatar extends its thanks to the members of the International Commission of Inquiry, and strongly condemned that the Syrian authorities did not allow them to enter the country to carry out their mandate.

With the conflict of Syria having reached its tenth year, and the human tragedies, crimes and systematic violations of human rights witnessed by the Syrian people during this period, he called on the international community to emerge from the state of failure and impotence, and work on ensuring the protection of the Syrian people, as well as stand up to the blatant system operated by the Syrian regime and its allies to international laws, agreements and decisions, he added.

He also expressed Qatar's strong condemnation of the violations and crimes that accompanied the military operations launched by the Syrian government forces and its allies on the city of Idlib, as well as the indiscriminate shelling and deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian facilities, especially hospitals and schools, which led to the displacement of about one million Syrians to escape death and search for safety, as they are now living in tragic conditions and are at high risk of the infection of coronavirus (COVID-19) in a complete shortage of medical services and devices, in addition to basic protective equipment.

He also stressed that extending the decision of delivering humanitarian aid across the borders is the right step, but limiting it to a single crossing is unfortunate and will affect the lives of more than 2.8 million people in northwest Syria.