![]() ![]() It urged all parties to protect civilian infrastructure and reiterated its demand that they immediately enact a durable humanitarian pause to facilitate assistance, including equitable, safe and unhindered delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations in conflict-affected areas.īriefing the Council earlier, Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said the world is “grappling with the biggest battle of our lifetime” in COVID-19, making the present moment the one to end all other conflicts. It further demanded that all parties comply fully with their obligations under international humanitarian law. Describing such acts as flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, the Council demanded that all parties to armed conflict immediately end such practices. The Council also condemned acts of violence in conflict areas, whether deliberate or not, that threaten or harm civilian populations and essential infrastructure. Unanimously adopting resolution 2573 (2021) - “Protection of Objects Indispensable to the Survival of the Civilian Population” - the Council also strongly condemned the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, which may constitute a war crime. The Security Council strongly condemned today attacks in situations of armed conflicts directed against civilians and other protected persons that deprive them of objects indispensable to their survival. ![]()
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