Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed ...

HUMAN RIGHTS Office of the United Nations

High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNAMI United Nations Assistance Mission

for Iraq ? Human Rights Office

Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq: 1 May ? 31 October 2015

"Despite their steady losses to pro government forces, the scourge of ISIL continues to kill, maim and displace Iraqi civilians in the thousands and to cause untold suffering. I strongly reiterate my call to all parties of the conflict to ensure the protection of civilians from the effects of violence. I also call on

the international community to enhance its support to the Government of Iraq's humanitarian, stabilisation and reconstruction efforts in areas retaken from ISIL, so that all Iraqis displaced by violence can return to their homes in safety and in dignity and that affected communities can be

reestablished in their places of origin."

- Mr. J?n Kubis Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Iraq, 5 January 2016, Baghdad

"Armed violence continues to take an obscene toll on Iraqi civilians and their communities. The Government of Iraq, supported by the international community, must continue its efforts to provide appropriate care and protection for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who have suffered from

human rights violations and abuses. The international community, including the United Nations Security Council and the Human Rights Council, should continue to closely follow the situation in Iraq with a view to ensuring that perpetrators of gross violations and abuses of human rights and serious

violations of international humanitarian law are held accountable."

- Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 5 January 2016, Geneva

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