First, let me thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the important topic of protection of civilians in armed conflict.
The Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations states that:
“We the peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding gene…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened today’s high- level meeting marking the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental F…