A/72/53/Add.1 attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, Underlining the important role played by free media and non-governmental human rights organizations in contributing to an objective appraisal of the situation of human rights in Yemen, Recalling the call of the Government of Yemen for an investigation into all cases of violations and abuses of human rights and the relevant calls made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, while noting in this regard the release of an interim report by the National Commission of Inquiry in August 2017, Noting the extensive work carried out by the National Commission of Inquiry and the significant challenges that it continues to face in carrying out independent comprehensive investigations into all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and alleged violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen, and encouraging the Yemeni public prosecution and judiciary to complete judicial proceedings for achieving justice and to hold those responsible of abuses and violations accountable as soon as possible, Noting also the work carried out by the joint incident assessment team, Taking note of the recommendations and conclusions made by the High Commissioner on the establishment of an independent international investigative mechanism to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law,60 and taking note also of the statement and comments made by the Government of Yemen on the report, 1. Condemns the ongoing violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen, including those involving the widespread recruitment and use of children by parties to the armed conflict, arbitrary arrests and detention, denial of humanitarian access and attacks on civilians and civilian objects, including medical facilities and missions and their personnel, as well as schools, and emphasizes the importance of accountability; 2. Calls upon all parties to the armed conflict to respect their obligations and commitments under applicable international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and in particular with regard to attacks against civilians and civilian objects, and to ensure 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. Calls upon all parties 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; 4. Demands that all parties to the armed conflict 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 relevant recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report on children and armed conflict;61 5. Calls upon all parties in Yemen to implement fully Security Council resolution 2216 (2015), 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; 6. Emphasizes 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 60 61 GE.17-18194 See A/HRC/36/33. A/70/836-S/2016/360. 87