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A/HRC/RES/S-25/1 3 7. Also strongly condemns the terrorist acts and violence committed against civilians by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), Al-Nusrah Front or other terrorist organizations designated by the Security Council, and their continued gross, systematic and widespread abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law, reaffirms that terrorism, including the actions of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality or civilization, and stresses the importance of the full implementation of Security Council resolution 2170 (2014); 8. Emphasizes the need to ensure that all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of international human rights law are held to account through appropriate, fair and independent domestic or international criminal justice mechanisms, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards this goal, noting the important role that the International Criminal Court can play in this regard; 9. Demands that all parties comply with the requests made by the United Nations and their implementing partners for humanitarian access, including by observing the cessation of hostilities as described by the Security Council in its resolution 2268 (2016) and ending all bombardments of and military flights over Aleppo city, in order to facilitate immediate, safe, unhindered and sustained humanitarian access, including to all of Aleppo by the United Nations and their implementing partners, recognizing that this requires a sustained absence of violence as determined sufficient by the United Nations and their implementing partners to allow humanitarian assistance; 10. Underlines that humanitarian access should be to the full number of people in need as identified by the United Nations and their implementing partners, with the full spectrum of humanitarian assistance as determined by the United Nations and their implementing partners, and that the evacuation of urgent medical cases should be facilitated by all sides solely on the basis of urgency and need; 11. Reiterates that the only sustainable political solution to the current crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic is through an inclusive and Syrian-led political process that includes the full and meaningful participation of women, meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people, with a view to the full implementation of the Geneva communiqué of 30 June 2012 as endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 2118 (2013) of 27 September 2013, including through the establishment of an inclusive transitional governing body with full executive powers, which shall be formed on the basis of mutual consent while ensuring the continuity of governmental institutions, and the full implementation of Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016); 12. Expresses in this regard its fullest support for the Special Envoy’s efforts towards the full implementation of Security Council resolution 2254 (2015), and urges all parties to the Syrian conflict to cooperate constructively and in good faith with the Special Envoy to this end, especially with a view to immediately address the situation in Aleppo; 13. Requests the Commission of Inquiry to, consistent with its mandate, conduct a comprehensive, independent special inquiry into the events in Aleppo, to, where possible, identify all those for whom there are reasonable grounds to believe that they are responsible for alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law, and to support efforts to ensure that perpetrators of alleged abuses and violations are held accountable, and also requests the Commission to provide a full report of the findings of its special inquiry to the Human Rights Council no later than its thirty-fourth session; 14. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 2nd meeting 21 October 201