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in particular with regard to attacks against civilians and civilian objects, and to ensure
rapid, unhindered, unimpeded, sustained and safe humanitarian access to the affected
population nationwide, including by lifting obstacles to the importation of humanitarian
goods, reducing bureaucratic delays, resuming salary payments for civil servants and
ensuring the full cooperation of the Central Bank of Yemen;
3.
Also calls upon all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to end any use of
starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, and in this regard to implement fully Security
Council resolution 2417 (2018) of 24 May 2018, and in this context strongly urges States to
conduct, in an independent manner, full, prompt, impartial and effective investigations
within their jurisdiction into violations of international humanitarian law relating to the use
of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare;
4.
Further calls upon all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to engage in the
political process in an inclusive, peaceful and democratic way, ensuring the equal and
meaningful participation and full involvement of women in the peace process, in
accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and
subsequent related resolutions, with all conflict resolution efforts and with commitments
made as part of the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference;
5.
Demands that all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen end the recruitment
and use of children and release those who have already been recruited, and calls upon all
parties to cooperate with the United Nations for their reintegration into their communities,
taking into consideration the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report
on children and armed conflict;3
6.
Calls upon all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to implement fully
Security Council resolutions 2216 (2015) and 2451 (2018) and the Stockholm Agreement,
which will contribute to an improvement in the situation of human rights, and encourages
all parties to reach a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict;
7.
Reiterates the commitments and obligations of the Government of Yemen to
ensure respect for the promotion and protection of the human rights of all individuals
within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, and in that connection recalls that Yemen
is a party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto on the involvement of children in
armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention relating to the
Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, and looks forward to the Government
continuing its efforts to promote and protect human rights;
8.
Calls upon all parties to the armed conflict to immediately release all Baha’i
detained in Yemen due to their religious belief, to cease their arbitrary arrest and detention
and to cease the harassment and judicial persecution to which they are subjected;
9.
Expresses deep concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen,
and calls upon donor States and organizations to work on improving that situation by
providing both political and diplomatic support, and financial support for the Yemen
humanitarian response plan for 2019, including by fulfilling their pledges, and invites all
bodies of the United Nations system and Member States to assist the development process
to tackle the economic and social challenges faced by Yemen, in coordination with the
international donor community and according to the priorities set by the Yemeni
authorities;
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