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Lana Nusseibeh

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2020-05-27

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2020-10-29

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1. “Training and capacity-development are a core element of promoting accountability and State compliance with international obligations. In addition to strictly national accountability mechanisms, it is important to highlight the role that international instruments can play when working closely with the sovereign State concerned and at its request, such as the Security Council-established United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. We take this opportunity today to reiterate our support for the Team’s mandate and, in particular, its critical work documenting sexual and gender-based crimes against religious minorities. The United Arab Emirates remains committed to bridging the gap between rhetoric and implementation.”

   2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

2. “Left unanswered, such violations of international humanitarian law contribute to the erosion of the essential set of rules that seek to mitigate the effects of armed conflict. The United Arab Emirates expresses its continued commitment to supporting all efforts towards ending sexual and gender-based violence in conflict. We note with concern the analysis in the Secretary-General’s report of the patterns of conflict- related sexual violence during displacement and in the midst of hostilities. The United Arab Emirates is a donor to the United Nations trust fund to address sexual violence in conflict and will continue to implement the outcomes of the Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Crises conference it co-hosted last year in Oslo, including through funding initiatives targeting sexual violence.”

   2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

3. “We have partnered with the World Health Organization to support the worldwide delivery of critical medical equipment through Dubai’s International Humanitarian City, and we have launched an international air bridge operation, in partnership with the World Food Programme, which will enable the movement of life-saving cargo and personnel to where they are needed most. Allow me to turn now to the content of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2020/366). As has been the case in recent years, violations of international humanitarian law by non-State actors continue unabated. In Yemen, for instance, the Houthis use human shields, deliberately attack critical civilian infrastructure and intentionally obstruct the delivery of humanitarian assistance. These constitute grave violations of international humanitarian law.”

   2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

4. “The appeal is also an opportunity to remind us of our shared humanity, and we hope that other Member States will fully support this initiative. Protecting vulnerable populations, including by providing medical care in conflict situations around the world, is at the centre of the humanitarian programmes of the United Arab Emirates and its efforts to support the global fight against COVID-19. We have provided aid to more than 50 countries, including many affected by conflict, such as Somalia, Afghanistan and Yemen.”

   2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source

5. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open video- teleconference on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I also thank the briefers for their statements. These are difficult times for civilians in conflict- affected areas around the world. In addition to the existing threats they face — violence, food insecurity and displacement, among others — the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic presents a dramatic new threat to civilians and has created new challenges to their safety. In order to mitigate the impact of armed conflict on civilians around the world, the United Arab Emirates takes this opportunity to renew its support for and commitment to the Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire. As the Secretary-General has underscored, that is the most effective way to protect civilians.”

   2020-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/465 (2020) · source