The United Nations blacklisted Israel for serious human rights violations against children in Gaza.
According to Arab media, the UN blacklist also includes Russia, Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, ISIS and Boko Haram, while the UN report will be published by the end of June.
According to the foreign news agency, the Israeli delegate called the decision “shameful” and said that he was officially informed of the decision on Friday.
It should be noted that the global list of perpetrators of crimes against children is part of a report on children and armed conflict that will be presented to the UN Security Council on June 14.
According to a foreign news agency, the spokesman of the United Nations Secretary General, Stephane Dujarric, refused to comment on the matter.
The UN Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict to the Security Council on child killing, maiming, sexual abuse, abduction, denial of access to aid to children, and denial of access to aid in schools and hospitals. Covers being targeted.
The above list consists of two parts, the first part includes countries and parties that have taken measures to protect children, while the second part includes countries and parties that have failed to do so.
According to Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, he has been told that the Israeli military has been added to a list of countries and parties that have failed to take adequate measures to protect children.
According to the foreign news agency, it was not immediately clear what violations the Israeli army was accused of.
Position of Pakistan
According to Arab media, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has responded by saying that the Israeli army was expected to be included in the international list of perpetrators of crimes against children and it should have been done already.
He also condemned all the countries that supply weapons to Israel.
Israeli aggression against children
It should be noted that since October 7, 2023, children have been the most victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, and according to the official media office of Gaza, more than 15,000 children have been martyred in Israeli attacks so far.
According to the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF, 9 out of 10 children in Gaza are severely malnourished, meaning their daily diet consists of 2 or fewer food groups.
According to the World Health Organization, 4 out of 5 children in Gaza go hungry at least one day out of every 3 days.
D/\’efense for Children International Palestine says that thousands of Palestinian children have been injured in this war who will continue to try to get out of the physical and psychological impacts of this battle until the end of their lives.