S/RES/2110 (2013)
youth and vulnerable groups including refugees and internally displaced persons,
promote the protection of human rights, gender equality, youth, and vulnerable
groups, and promote judicial and legal reform, and emphasizing the importance of
the United Nations, in particular UNAMI, prioritizing advice, support, and
assistance to the Iraqi people, including civil society, and Government to achieve
these goals,
Urging the Government of Iraq to continue to promote and protect human
rights and also to consider additional steps to support the Independent High
Commission for Human Rights in carrying out its mandate,
Recognizing the efforts of the Government of Iraq in the promotion and
protection of the human rights of women and reaffirming its resolutions 1325
(2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), and 2106 (2013) on
women, peace, and security and reiterating the need for the full, equal, and effective
participation of women; reaffirming the key role women can play in re-establishing
the fabric of society and stressing the need for their full political participation,
including in the development of national strategies in order to take into account
their perspectives,
Expressing the importance of addressing humanitarian issues confronting the
Iraqi people and stressing the need to continue to form a coordinated response and
to provide adequate resources to address these issues,
Underscoring the sovereignty of the Government of Iraq, reaffirming that all
parties should continue to take all feasible steps and to develop modalities to ensure
the protection of affected civilians, including children, women and members of
religious and ethnic minority groups, and should create conditions conducive to the
voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced
persons or local integration of internally displaced persons, welcoming
commitments and encouraging continued efforts of the Government of Iraq for the
relief of internally displaced persons, refugees and returnees, and noting the
important role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
based on its mandate, in providing continued advice and support to the Government
of Iraq, in coordination with UNAMI on these issues,
Urging all those concerned, as set forth in international humanitarian law,
including the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Regulations, to allow full
unimpeded access by humanitarian personnel to all people in need of assistance, and
to make available, as far as possible, all necessary facilities for their operations, and
to promote the safety, security, and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel
and United Nations and its associated personnel and their assets,
Recognizing that the situation that now exists in Iraq is significantly different
from that which existed at the time of the adoption of resolution 661 (1990), and
further recognizing the importance of Iraq achieving international standing equal to
that which it held prior to the adoption of resolution 661 (1990),
Welcoming the ratification of the Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive
Safeguards Agreement,
Expressing deep gratitude to all the United Nations staff in Iraq for their
courageous and tireless efforts, and commending the leadership of the SecretaryGeneral’s Special Representative for Iraq, Martin Kobler,
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