On July 14, 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2165, in which it decided “that the United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing partners are authorized to use routes across conflict lines and the border crossings of Bab al-Salam, Bab al-Hawa, Al Yarubiyah and Al-Ramtha, in addition to those already in use, in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance.” It also “[s]trongly condemn[ed] the continuing widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the Syrian authorities, as well as the human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law by armed groups.” As noted previously, earlier this year the Syrian government refused consent to cross-border aid despite Security Council Resolution 2139, which demanded humanitarian access across conflict lines and borders.