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Statement by Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides on protecting civilians inside Mosul, Iraq // Brussels, 31 March 2017

20. Requests equal accountability measures for all parties to the conflict, and access to legal support for all victims of the ubiquitous violations; takes the view that it is of paramount importance to ensure the protection of civilians who are trapped by violence and are unable to access places of safety or who cannot access life-saving humanitarian assistance;

28. Requests equal accountability measures for all parties to the conflict, and access to legal support for all victims of the ubiquitous violations; takes the view that it is of paramount importance to ensure the protection of civilians who are trapped by violence and unable to access places of safety or who cannot access life-saving humanitarian assistance;

5. Calls on the UN Security Council, as a matter of urgency, to take all possible measures to prevent any further attacks on the civilian population and to strengthen to the protection of civilians against sexual violence;

It states that ‘the Council also decided that MONUC shall, from the adoption of this resolution, have the mandate, in this order of priority, working in close cooperation with the Government of the DRC in order to ensure, firstly, the protection of civilians, humanitarian personnel and United Nations personnel and facilities; to ensure the protection of civilians, including humanitarian personnel, under imminent threat of physical violence, in particu ...[+++]lar, violence emanating from any of the parties engaged in the conflict’.

4. Reaffirms the right of Israel to defend itself, but stresses that this right must be proportional to the threat received and should be exerted in full compliance with the humanitarian law and international obligations with regard to the Geneva Conventions that place pivotal importance on respect for and protection of civilians from the effects of the hostilities, and reminds Israel, in particular, of its obligations as an occupying power under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War; urges Member States to stop delivering weapons to Israel as long as there are no guarantees that such ...[+++] weapons are not used in violation of international law and that Israel does not use weapons prohibited by international law, such as white phosphorus shells;