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Wednesday 20 Jan 2016 - 13:58 Makkah mean time-10-4-1437
Permanent Representative of Malaysia to UN Ramlan Ibrahim
Kuala Lumpur (IINA) – Malaysia reiterated its call for UN protection of the occupied Palestinian territory, in line with international humanitarian law, particularly the Geneva conventions, BERNAMA reported.
The remarks were made by Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Ramlan Ibrahim at the Security Council's open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, in New York on Tuesday.
He said such protection would go a long way towards ending impunity in the occupied territory and towards peace and security in the region, pending the final comprehensive settlement to end Israeli occupation.
"This Council must send a clear message that impunity must be stopped and that all parties, including state and non-state actors, should be held accountable for violations of international humanitarian law," Ramlan insisted.
He said Malaysia remained deeply concerned over the deliberate targeting of, and indiscriminate attacks against civilians, medical personnel and facilities that had become increasingly common features in conflict zones.
He added that the growing scale of such violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, coupled with unprecedented levels of brutality and barbarism by the parties to various conflicts around the world are indication of worrying trend of flagrant disregard for long established humanitarian norms and standards. Thus, Ramlan said, this level of impunity must not be left unchecked.
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