A/HRC/16/53/Add.1 318. Around forty Ahmadi families who took shelter in a state-run school at Jhakar Imam Shah near Sumandri have reportedly not received any relief from the Government or humanitarian aid organizations. Relief packages were being distributed through local lawmakers who allegedly had been told by the district administration that Ahmadis were not eligible for any support. 319. At least one hundred members of the Ahmadiyyah community from Hussainwala and Masroorabad were trapped at Shahjamal. Even though the police was asked to rescue the trapped Ahmadis or to provide a boat, the district police officer and the district coordination officer did not take notice of these requests. 320. Concerns are expressed about the alleged lack of provision of relief goods to the flood-affected Ahmadi families and expulsion of displaced Ahmadis from State-run schools in South Punjab. The Special Procedures mandate holders also asked the Government whether measures have been taken to ensure non-discrimination in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and what those measures are. (b) No response received from the Government (c) Observations by the Special Rapporteur 321. The Special Rapporteur regrets that he has so far not received a reply from the Government of Pakistan concerning the above mentioned allegations. He would like to recall the rights of members of the Ahmadiyyah community in Pakistan to all their human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, in accordance with articles 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 322. The Special Rapporteur would like to emphasize that disadvantaged minorities and other groups may be particularly vulnerable during natural disasters and have faced discrimination in the delivery of humanitarian assistance in numerous situations globally. The rights to equality and non-discrimination are fundamental principles of human rights law. The obligations of States to ensure non-discrimination are thus far reaching and are understood to include obligations to non-discrimination in the delivery of humanitarian assistance following natural disasters. The International Court of Justice, among other bodies, has noted that provision of humanitarian assistance is “to prevent and alleviate human suffering”, and “to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being”; it must also, and above all, be given without discrimination to all in need. 323. Furthermore, the General Assembly, in its resolution 64/164, urges States “to ensure that no one is discriminated against on the basis of his or her religion or belief when accessing, inter alia, education, medical care, employment, humanitarian assistance or social benefits”. In the same resolution, the General Assembly also urges States “to ensure that all public officials and civil servants, including members of law enforcement bodies and personnel of detention facilities, the military and educators, in the course of fulfilling their official duties, respect freedom of religion or belief and do not discriminate for reasons based on religion or belief, and that all necessary and appropriate awarenessraising, education or training is provided”. 324. The Special Rapporteur would also like to emphasize that the responsibility not to discriminate in the delivery of humanitarian assistance extends to non-governmental organizations and that the Government of Pakistan should, to the fullest extent possible, ensure that all those active in the delivery of humanitarian assistance are aware of their commitments. In this context, he would like to refer to the Principles of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Response Programmes (principle 2: “Aid is given regardless of the race, creed or nationality of the 61