A/HRC/3/2
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Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction
(a)
Considering the consequences of the conflict in Lebanon and its effects on the
Lebanese population, notably in the South, the Council should promote initiatives and call for
the mobilization of the international community to assist Lebanon and its people. The Council
should consider the possibility of encouraging organs, agencies and institutions within the
United Nations system to work together in a comprehensive and coordinated programme of
cooperation with the Government of Lebanon aimed at the improvement of living conditions,
particularly in Southern Lebanon, so that the civilian population can fully enjoy their human
rights;
(b)
The Council should encourage the United Nations system (UNESCO, UNEP,
UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO), and the Bretton Woods institutions in their multi-sectoral
programmes and projects to promote and undertake precise and concrete actions, including with
professional and technical expertise in the necessary reconstruction efforts (buildings, bridges,
cleaning of areas affected by clusters, environment, archaeological sites (Byblos));
(c)
The Council should call upon the Secretary-General to undertake an evaluation of
humanitarian assistance provided to civilians by the United Nations System and other
humanitarian and relief organizations in Lebanon. The Cargo Movement Notification Procedure
and the notification or “concurrence procedure” set up during the conflict with a view to
enhancing the right to immediate and unlimited access to humanitarian assistance for civilians in
armed conflict could be part of this assessment;
(d)
The Council should call for the mobilization of professional and technical
expertise necessary to cope with the ecological disaster on the maritime environment on the
Lebanese coast and beyond. In this context, it should be useful to engage the Barcelona
Convention system covering the Mediterranean and the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency
Response Centre for the Mediterranean based in Malta;
(e)
The Council should establish a follow-up procedure on the measures to be taken,
notably for the rebuilding of Lebanon and above all reparations for victims among the Lebanese
civilian population;
Vulnerable groups (children)
(f)
The Council should give careful attention to the fate of child victims of the armed
conflict. National institutions and specialized international agencies should work together to
effectively assist the Government of Lebanon in the implementation of health programmes,
rehabilitation projects and mental health care initiatives for children;
Respect for IIHL
(g)
The Council should promote and monitor the obligation to “respect and ensure
respect” of international humanitarian law by all parties in a conflict, including non-State actors;
(h)
In order to establish responsibility for human rights violations, some aspects of
the conduct of IDF need more legal inquiry, with full cooperation from both victims and the
perpetrator;
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