United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the Saudi-led Coalition airstrikes which hit the Hayadeen Medical Hospital, run by Médecins Sans Frontières with support from UNICEF and the World Health Organization in Sa’dah governorate.
The strikes reportedly resulted in injuries to several people and the complete destruction of the facility.
The Secretary-General notes that hospitals and medical personnel are explicitly protected under international humanitarian law. He further reminds all parties of the utmost necessity to respect their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law to prevent attacks against civilians and civilian objects.
The Secretary-General calls for a prompt, effective and impartial investigation in order to ensure accountability. He also calls on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to immediately cease all operations, including airstrikes.
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The strikes reportedly resulted in injuries to several people and the complete destruction of the facility.
The Secretary-General notes that hospitals and medical personnel are explicitly protected under international humanitarian law. He further reminds all parties of the utmost necessity to respect their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law to prevent attacks against civilians and civilian objects.
The Secretary-General calls for a prompt, effective and impartial investigation in order to ensure accountability. He also calls on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to immediately cease all operations, including airstrikes.
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Angriff auf Klinik in Jemen: „Ärzte ohne Grenzen“ fordern von Koalition Erklärungen...
ReplyDeleteDie internationale Hilfsorganisation „Ärzte ohne Grenzen“ (MSF), die der von Saudi-Arabien geführten Koalition die Koordinaten des im jemenitischen Saada beschossenen Krankenhauses übermittelt hatte, fordert von ihr Erklärungen. Dies teilte der Sprecher der Pariser Filiale von MFS, Laurent Sury, gegenüber RIA Novosti mit.
„Zuvor haben wir nur informelle Kontakte zu einigen Vertretern der Koalition aufgenommen. Wir haben aber vor, ein offizielles Schreiben aufzusetzen.“
Bisher habe es keine Probleme gegeben, sagte Sury und fügte hinzu, in der Nacht zum Dienstag hätten sechs gezielte Luftschläge das Krankenhaus der Organisation getroffen, das Hauptgebäude sei dabei praktisch vollständig zerstört worden.
Dem Sprecher zufolge waren zwei Bomben nicht detoniert; sie befinden sich immer noch auf dem Gelände der Klinik. Zum Zeitpunkt des Luftangriffes hatten sich in dem Gebäude Mitarbeiter und Patienten aufgehalten. Die Koalition mit Saudi-Arabien an der Spitze gesteht ihre Schuld nicht ein.
„Die internationale Koalition hat vorerst nicht auf unsere Bitte reagiert, die Ursachen des Geschehens zu klären“, so Sury........Weiterlesen: http://de.sputniknews.com/militar/20151028/305253859.html#ixzz3psRDvGxe
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