{"id":970,"date":"2017-10-06T15:01:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/un-blacklists-saudi-led-coalition-for-killing-children-in-yemen\/"},"modified":"2017-10-06T15:01:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:01:39","slug":"un-blacklists-saudi-led-coalition-for-killing-children-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/un-blacklists-saudi-led-coalition-for-killing-children-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen was Thursday placed on a UN blacklist for killing and maiming children, drawing fresh calls from rights groups to step up pressure on Riyadh over the conflict.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe group was briefly included on the annual list of shame last year before a threat by Saudi Arabia to cut off its funding to UN programs forced a reversal, AFP reported.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2016, the coalition was responsible for 683 child casualties and for 38 verified attacks on schools and hospitals, said a report released along with the list as an annex.<\/p>\n

\n\tUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke to Saudi King Salman ahead of the release of the list, which UN officials had shared with Riyadh months earlier to avoid a repeat of the clash that followed the blacklisting by his predecessor Ban Ki-moon last year.<\/p>\n

\n\tBan removed the coalition from the list and publicly complained that it was unacceptable for countries to “exert undue pressure” on the United Nations to avoid scrutiny.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement, Guterres stressed that the blacklist was “not only to raise awareness” but also to “promote measures that can diminish the tragic plight of children in conflict.”<\/p>\n

\n\tThe UN chief said he was encouraged that some governments were taking steps to spare children from the horrors of conflict and voiced hope that “more will follow.”<\/p>\n

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\n\tSuspend Saudi weapon sales<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe report and the list were on Thursday sent to the Security Council, which includes countries such as the United States, Britain and France that support the coalition in its war on Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tHuman Rights Watch applauded the decision to include the coalition on the list but disputed the view that the military was taking measures to protect children.<\/p>\n

\n\t“The coalition needs to stop making empty promises to exercise caution, take concrete action to stop these deadly unlawful attacks in Yemen, and allow desperately needed fuel and aid to reach those in need,” said Jo Becker, HRW’s children’s rights advocate.<\/p>\n

\n\t“Until this happens, governments should suspend all Saudi weapons sales,” she said.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe report said the coalition was responsible for 683 of the total 1,340 child casualties last year in Yemen and for 73 percent of the 52 attacks on schools and hospitals.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe council will hold a debate on the report on October 31.<\/p>\n

\n\tSwedish Ambassador Olof Skoog, who leads the council’s committee on children and armed conflict, backed Guterres’ efforts to engage with Riyadh on the next steps and said the list should serve to “promote change.”<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Saudi-led Arab military coalition invaded Yemen in 2015. The United Nations has listed Yemen as the world’s number one humanitarian crisis, with seven million Yemenis on the brink of famine and cholera causing more than 2,000 deaths.<\/p>\n

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