A/HRC/RES/S-22/1 including Sinjar, Tal Afar, Bashir, Amerli, the Plain of Nineveh and other areas, as well as sieges against civilians in villages inhabited by minorities, Deeply concerned also by the attacks against civilians by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the mass execution of a large number of unarmed Iraqi soldiers and clergy, as well as the rampant destruction of monuments, shrines, churches, mosques and other places of worship, archaeological sites and cultural heritage sites, Deeply regretting the attacks against journalists by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups, Reaffirming that all States have the responsibility to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, in accordance with the Charter and other instruments relating to human rights, and reaffirming also that the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms is the responsibility of Governments, Reaffirming also that no terrorist act can be justified in any circumstances, Expressing alarm that acts of terrorism in all forms and manifestations pose a serious threat to the enjoyment of human rights, Recognizing with grave concern that the transnational character of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups poses a threat to the wider region, Emphasizing the need to take appropriate steps to protect members of religious and ethnic minorities, women and children, and members of groups in vulnerable situations, and to provide support to them, as well as to protect civilian and public facilities, such as schools, hospitals, shrines and places of worship, Emphasizing also the need to strengthen international cooperation in order to provide humanitarian assistance and aid to all displaced Iraqi people to ensure that basic needs are met and to alleviate suffering caused by the violence, Fully aware of the obligations of the States Members of the United Nations to prevent and suppress the financing of any terrorist acts, 1. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the systematic violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law resulting from the terrorist acts committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups taking place since 10 June 2014 in several provinces of Iraq, which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, and strongly condemns in particular all violence against persons based on their religious or ethnic affiliation, as well as violence against women and children; 2. Urges all parties to comply with applicable international humanitarian law and human rights law, to protect civilians, in particular women and children, to respect their human rights and to meet their basic needs, which requires providing safe access for humanitarian and medical services to all affected populations; 3. Stresses the need for those responsible for such violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of human rights law to be held to account through appropriate mechanisms, and calls upon the Government of Iraq to ensure that all perpetrators are brought to justice; 4. Expresses its support for the Iraqi authorities in establishing a new and inclusive Government within the constitutionally mandated time frame; 5. Calls upon the new Government of Iraq to promote and protect human rights by involving all components of Iraqi society in a spirit of national unity and reconciliation, 2