¶ … UN resolution Syria effective. Please fully supported argument address consequences position, provide a counter argument. Instruction: Please provide outline paper. United Nations Security Council proposed Resolution on Syria

Current situation

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Current situation

Situation on the ground

The Syrian humanitarian crisis in particular has kept the headlines in the last years in terms of the massive casualties that the Syrian civilians have registered since 2011 since the civil war brought out in the country. Reports from international organizations and in particular the United Nations that has monitored the situation put the number of victims among children to 6,000 and a total of around 100,000 victims (Black, 2013). The civil war that has broken out in 2011, as part of the Arab Spring Movement, against president Bashar al Assad, however, has reached new heights after the alleged use of chemical weapons by the government forces on 21st August 2013 in Ghuta area of Damascus, the Syrian Capital. Currently, heated discussions are held regarding a retaliatory action against the Syrian government and possible foreign intervention to prevent the regime from using chemical weapons again.

Political views

The discussions on whether chemical weapons were used by the regime against civilians have been going on since the event took place and, following a United Nations report on the situation, it was concluded that "on August 21st 2013, chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic on a relatively large scale. (…)...

It must be pointed out that after the beginning of the Civil War, in 2012, Security Council Resolution no 2043 and subsequently 2059 aimed at creating and maintaining a UN Supervision Mission in the country that would have as mandate to "monitor a cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties and to monitor and support the full implementation of the Envoy's six-point proposal" (United Nations Security Council, 2012). However, despite the fact that these resolutions were accepted and agreed upon by all five permanent members of the Security Council and that they had the full support of the international community, they failed to ensure peace in the country. Therefore, the background for the events that took place in August 2013 was one of deep tension and concern among the international community and the UN members.
Possible course of action

Following the chemical attacks on the population, there are two options for the UN to take and as suggested by its members. One would be the immediate action under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows deployment of forces. More precisely, art. 42, Chapter 7 states "Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security." (UN, 2013)

The second option is a resolution forcing the Syrian state to destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons under the strict supervision of the United Nations. Currently, on the table at the United Nations, a draft resolution that would force Syria to destroy its chemical arsenal is proposed; however,…