Human Rights Council adopts Qatar-led resolution on protecting women and children in conflict

Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has unanimously adopted a resolution presented by Qatar to protect the rights of women and c...

Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has unanimously adopted a resolution presented by Qatar to protect the rights of women and children in conflict and post-conflict settings.

Qatar tabled the resolution, which seeks to ensure justice, remedies, and reparations for the victims, on behalf of a core group that also includes Costa Rica.

The resolution received broad support, with more than 70 countries co-sponsoring it across various regional blocs.

In presenting the resolution, Qatar's Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, HE Dr Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah, highlighted the alarming rise in armed conflicts worldwide-estimated at 130 by the International Committee of the Red Cross-and the disproportionate impact on civilians, particularly women and children.

She stressed that these groups often suffer grave violations of their fundamental rights due to the disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law, and that existing mechanisms for justice and reparations remain inadequate amid growing impunity.