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Al-Hadaifi

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  1. “Qatar is determined to maintain its principled position and commitments in order to maintain its cooperation with the international community to ensure an enabling environment for the protection of children, not only during armed conflict but at all times and in all circumstances, so that they can grow up in a healthy and sound environment that nurtures their potential and turns them into peacemakers, thereby generating hope in their societies and for humankind as a whole.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  2. “Tolerant Islamic shariah law played a pioneering role in developing rules on protecting children from the scourge of armed conflict. Any professional involved in international humanitarian law knows that the provisions of Islamic shariah law are in line with international humanitarian law and international instruments on the protection of children in conflict, as confirmed in a number of studies and literature issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The international coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen has therefore taken great pains to protect civilians there and to offer them humanitarian assistance, and to treat children with special care in accordance with international humanitarian law and religious law.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  3. “Another important issue that we wish to highlight is the responsibility of parties to a conflict to ensure the delivery of assistance to children, which is a critical obligation. The Fourth Geneva Convention requires that civilians, even when associated with the enemy, enjoy free access to medical supplies and other items, including food, vaccines and medication. In that regard, the State of Qatar is concerned about violations that continue to affect child victims in the occupied Palestinian territories and in Syria. Children will continue to be be harmed and suffer until the international community can achieve a settlement to those conflicts. In that context, the Council must prioritize the protection of children as it addresses those matters.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  4. “My country also supports the Safe Schools Declaration which was adopted at the Oslo conference last year under the them "Protect education from attack". We continue to focus on that issue and organized, in cooperation with the Qatari Education Above All Foundation and a number of permanent missions, a high-level event on the margins of the seventieth session of the General Assembly to empower children and promote their inclusion in development efforts. It aims to provide them with skills and knowledge, protect them from exploitation and protect their right to a decent standard of living. Children must live in a safe environment, free from fear and displacement. We are therefore taking ongoing measures to implement ajoint plan of action to that end.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  5. “It is our conviction that the right to education and concurrent responsibilities are not rescinded due to armed conflict. Children's rights must therefore be protected. The State of Qatar attaches great importance to guaranteeing children's education in times of crisis. This concern was reflected in the establishment of the Education Above All Foundation, which seeks to offer education opportunities to societies suffering from conflict and poverty. The Foundation has developed such programmes as the Educate a Child initiative, which has been implemented in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. We provide education to children and empower them in situations of armed conflict.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  6. “International human rights law and instruments and the Council's resolutions all provide for the protection of children, particularly protections in accordance with the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its additional protocols. Article 77 of Protocol I of 1977 stipulates that "[c]hildren shall be the object of special respect and shall be protected against any form of indecent assault. The Parties to the conflict shall provide them with the care and aid they require, whether because of their age or for any other reason". Similarly, article 38 of the 1989 (2011) Convention on the Rights of the Child, which has been ratified by all countries, stipulates the protection of children in armed conflict. Qatar believes in the importance of education and its positive impact on children's development a sound basis, free from violence and extremism.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  7. “Despite the commitments undertaken in the framework of international humanitarian law governing parties to conflict that are intended to protect civilians in armed conflict, and despite the fact that international humanitarian law insists that warfare must be bound by respect for the lives of civilians, given the devastating impact of armed conflict on individuals and societies - particularly children, who pay the heaviest price as its most vulnerable, helpless and most affected victims - we have all seen the grave impact of war on the cognitive, physical and psychological development of the children in armed conflict, as well as its consequent effects on society.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source

  8. “Mr. Al-Hadaifi (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on Malaysia's assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month. We thank you for convening this meeting to discuss a theme of great importance to the most vulnerable segment of society, namely, children. Qatar commends your delegation's efforts in chairing the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. The Security Council's ongoing consideration of this topic reflects the importance which the international community attaches to the protection of children, based on its understanding that building safe and stable societies and achieving peace and security in the world starts with the protection of children and providing them with a safe and sound environment.”

    2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source