A/HRC/2/8 page 15 regulating the conduct of hostilities are violated, personal criminal responsibility may ensue, particularly for those in a position to command and control; (e) International law regarding access for humanitarian agencies providing food and water to civilian populations must be respected at all times; (f) According to international jurisprudence,49 the Government of Israel should be held responsible under international law for any violation of the right to food of the Lebanese civilian population. Under international law, the Government of Israel has the obligation to ensure that all victims of violations of the right to food receive adequate reparation and compensation for the losses suffered during the war as well as for ongoing losses due to the disruption of livelihoods; (g) Under international law, the Government of Israel has the obligation to reimburse the Government of Lebanon for the clean-up of the oil spill from the Jiyyeh power plant and the fisherfolk for their economic losses caused by the spill; (h) The Government of Lebanon, in cooperation with United Nations agencies and international and national NGOs, should design programmes to support all those whose livelihoods have been devastated by the war, especially farmers, agricultural labourers and fisherfolk. The right to food and water must be a central part of the reconstruction effort; (i) The Government of Lebanon, in cooperation with United Nations agencies and NGOs, must ensure that transitional measures are available to guarantee the access to food for all vulnerable groups and that the right to food is not compromised while longterm measures are put in place. This will require the provision of food assistance in the short term, but in the longer term it will require the re-establishment of livelihoods; (j) The Government of Lebanon, with agencies and donors, must ensure that everyone has access to adequate quantities of clean drinking water. Reconstruction of water wells and water distributions networks must be a central priority; (k) The Government of Lebanon should institute a moratorium on debt for small-scale farmers and fisherfolk to reverse the downward cycle of debt and impoverishment that will be caused by the loss of this year’s harvest; (l) The Government of Lebanon, with UNWRA, should ensure that unregistered “gatherings” of Palestinians refugees are recognized as official camps and can be provided with all the basic services by the relevant authorities as well as by the Agency; (m) The Government of Lebanon, in cooperation with donors, should also prioritize reconstruction of agricultural infrastructure, including irrigation networks; (n) The Government of Lebanon, with bilateral and multilateral donors, should accelerate the clearing of cluster bombs from agricultural fields. The Government of Israel should provide the full details of its use of cluster munitions in order to facilitate the destruction of the UXO and the clearing of affected areas.

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