SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2043 ESTABLISHING THE UNITED NATIONS SUPERVISION MISSION IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (UNSMIS).

The article provides a reprint of the United Nations' (UNs') Security Council Resolution 2043 authorizing the United Nations Supervision Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic (UNSMIS), which was passed at the Security Council's meeting on April 21, 2012. The article discusses the UNs' perspective on the armed violence in Syria following the Syrian Revolution of 2011 as of April 2012, including on the violation of human rights by the Syrian government and armed groups.