{"id":16506,"date":"2012-10-25T00:29:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T23:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=16506"},"modified":"2012-10-27T21:44:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T20:44:48","slug":"protecting-human-rights-during-conflict-one-of-worlds-greatest-challenges-un-official-tells-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/protecting-human-rights-during-conflict-one-of-worlds-greatest-challenges-un-official-tells-general-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting human rights during conflict one of world\u2019s greatest challenges, UN official tells General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Security Council Resolution 1674<\/span><\/a>, adopted on 28 April 2006, „reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document<\/span><\/a> regarding the responsibility to protect<\/span><\/a> populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity“.[12]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The resolution<\/span><\/a> commits the Council to take action to protect civilians in an armed conflict. The Security Council’s role in implementing the responsibility to protect is not limited to taking collective action against mass atrocities (pillar three of the responsibility to protect), but it can also make important contributions to structural and operational prevention of genocide, war, crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity (pillar two of the responsibility to protect).[13]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Security_Council<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

24 October 2012 \u2013 Protecting human rights during times of conflict is one of the greatest challenges that the international community faces today as evidenced by the crises in Syria, Mali and other parts of the world, a senior United Nations official said today.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe protracted violence is an immediate reminder that the prevention of conflict and the protection of human rights in times of conflict remain among the most daunting challenges for the international community,\u201d the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, told<\/span><\/a> the General Assembly in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOutright disrespect for international human rights and humanitarian law, let alone for human life, is an anachronism which cannot be tolerated. The UN must act to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights,\u201d she added during her annual report on the work of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

In particular, Ms. Pillay urged States to take urgent and effective measures to protect the Syrian people. More than 20,000 people, mostly civilians, have died in Syria since the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad began some 20 months ago. A further 2.5 million people urgently need humanitarian aid, and more than 340,000 have crossed the border to neighbouring countries, according to UN estimates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no doubt that every Security Council member wishes to see an end to the ever-deepening conflict in Syria and to the violence affecting civilians,\u201d Ms. Pillay said. \u201cWhile taking into account important political concerns, it is urgent to find ways to avert the massive loss of civilians and human rights violations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During her presentation, Ms. Pillay underscored that the challenge of addressing crises and protecting human rights has grown due to organized crime, terrorism, the proliferation of weapons and the exploitation of natural resources \u2013 all developing at a faster pace.<\/span><\/p>\n

While she acknowledged that much remains to be done to ensure human rights are respected all over the world, Ms. Pillay also noted there have been developments that indicate an enhanced attention to human rights in various countries. For example, OHCHR now has a field presence in 57 countries, and human rights advisers are working with governments to mainstream human rights. OHCHR has also expanded its technical cooperation considerably.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, OHCHR has consistently supported the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, which has, over the past two years, steadily addressed urgent situations and mandated commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions to places where there have been reports of human rights violations, including Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UN human rights chief also highlighted the work of her office with respect to development, the rule of law, democracy, and against all forms of discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe growing recognition of the centrality of human rights in the peace, security, development and humanitarian agendas, and trust in OHCHR is very rewarding,\u201d Ms. Pillay noted. However, she warned that financial constraints are limiting the resources required to support her office\u2019s mandated activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we continue to endeavour to fulfil such work, without sufficient resources, we are being compelled to do less with less,\u201d the UN official said, and called on the General Assembly to renew its commitment to support OHCHR and maintain its momentum to promote and protect human rights all over the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our friends at the GCR2P write: „Addressing the UNGA yesterday, Navi Pillay said that protecting human rights during times of conflict is one of the greatest challenges that the international community faces today as evidenced by the crises<\/strong> in Syria, Mali and other parts of the world. ‚The protracted violence is an immediate reminder that the prevention of conflict and the protection of human rights in times of conflict remain among the most daunting challenges for the international community.‘ „<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013 will be the twentieth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and of the establishment of the High Commissioner\u2019s mandate. OHCHR has grown dramatically in size and reach as we vigorously protect and promote human rights all over the world. I earnestly seek your renewed commitment and support to enable OHCHR to maintain the momentum.<\/strong> http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12690&LangID=E<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2012-10-27 Update — In an address to the General Assembly in New York yesterday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay<\/span><\/a><\/span> supported the Secretary-General\u2019s call for all UN member states to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Read more http:\/\/bit.ly\/HbxaAT<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Security Council Resolution 1674, adopted on 28 April 2006, „reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document regarding the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity“.[12] The resolution commits the Council to take action to protect civilians in an armed conflict. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16506"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}