Pakistan urges UNSC to protect civilians in armed conflicts
Pakistan urges UNSC to protect civilians in armed conflicts
NEW YORK (Dunya News) - Pakistan has called on the UN Security Council to act boldly in protecting civilians and critical infrastructure during conflict.
Pakistan s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram in a statement submitted to a meeting of the Council said empirical evidence shows that attacks on cultural and religious sites have often been used to advance military or political objectives and to suppress demand of people exercise their right to self-determination.
He said quite often such occupied territories are subjected to round-the-clock curfews, communications blackouts, illegal and arbitrary detention, forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of youth.
Munir Akram said the challenge of addressing gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are further exacerbated by the inequity in the international response.
