![]() On Sri Lanka, following yesterday’s protests outside UN offices in Colombo which prevented staff and visitors from entering or leaving the premises, the United Nations country team confirms that essential staff will return to normal work starting tomorrow. ![]() We have all those statements in the Spokesperson’s Office, and there are some 40 speakers inscribed in all. And she discussed countries where protection of civilians has been a particular concern.Īnd Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes pointed to problems regarding constraints on humanitarian access, including in parts of Somalia, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Secretary-General identified key challenges, including designing peacekeeping mandates to increase the emphasis on the protection of civilians, increased compliance by non-State armed groups with international law, and accountability.ĭiscussing accountability, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told the Council that, among the most significant actions it has taken to protect civilians is the establishment of commissions of inquiry. He said that ongoing or recent events and conditions in Kyrgyzstan, Gaza, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere remind us that the protection of civilians remains a huge common challenge. The Secretary-General addressed the open debate of the Security Council on civilians and armed conflict this morning, telling them that the wilful targeting of civilians, disproportionate attacks, sexual violence, forced displacement and the denial of humanitarian access remain widespread in armed conflict. The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. ![]() Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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