Meeting of the Security Council. UN Emergency Coordinator: We are observing the “Destruction of the Civil Population Protection System” Peace and safety according to the UN data, 36 thousand civilians died last year during 14 armed conflicts. However, real numbers are most likely much higher. About this, speaking on open debates of the Security Council, dedicated to the week of protecting the civilian population in conflict, said the UN Extrained Assistant, Deputy Secretary General Tom Fletcher. 62 ~ he said that in a number of countries attacks on civil infrastructure led to interruptions in the supply of electricity, water, as well as violated the work of healthcare, education and life support systems. This deprived millions of people basic conditions for survival. ~ 60 > number of people who have left their homes reached a record level – over 122 million, most of which remain within their countries. At the same time, cases of torture, violent disappearance and cruelty are distributed. “The number of forcibly displaced persons reached a new maximum and exceeded 122 million people; Most immigrants are inside their countries. There are many reports of violent disappearance, torture, inhuman circulation, ”said Fletcher. ~ 60 > sexual violence acquired frightening scale: according to the UN, about 4,500 cases of violence were confirmed, 93 percent of the victims – women and girls. The scale of hunger caused by conflicts is also growing. even medical care became the object of attacks, the deputy agent said. The World Health Organization (WHO) recorded attacks on patients and medical transport, due to which millions of wounded and patients were left without treatment. 60 ~ BlockQUOTE > 60 > humanitarian aid was used as a bargaining coin for pressure on the sides and Population “Humanitarian assistance was used as a bargaining coin for pressure on the sides and the population. 2024 also became the most fatal year in history for humanitarian workers. More than 360 employees of humanitarian organizations were killed, including at least 200 in gas and at least 54 in Sudan – mainly local employees, ”said the coordinator of extraordinary assistance. ~ 60 >~ 60 > Along with this, false narratives and disinformation undermined the Humanitarian mission and put under the Humanities and put under The threat of life of both workers and people in need of help. Mass Media workers were exposed: according to UNESCO, 53 journalist were killed in conflict zones. Many local media employees are dying in gas, while access to the sector is closed to foreign journalists. Fletcher also warned of the dangers of new technologies: “Artificial intelligence, according to reports, is used to choose military goals, which causes serious fears for compliance with international law and erosion of human control,” he said. ~ 60 > ~ ~ ~ 60 > deputy agent that the international community observes the “destruction of the civilian protection system and respect for international Humanitarian law. ” Some states, he added, interpret the laws selectively, justifying the mass victims with “freely interpreted” concepts of military target and the proportionality of the damage. 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~Fletcher emphasized the need to comply with international law, hold the guilty liable, as well as a more humane and more oriented manner of approaching the civil population. “Let us not be remembered by the warnings with which we performed, but by the actions that we have undertaken,” he summed up. women’s rights and capabilities – strategy for protection ~ 60 > girls and women in the war are not just “falling under the war Cross Fire. ” Their bodies, health, and the right to choose “become targets”, said the executive director of the structure of the “UN-woman” Sima Bahus. She called on the states to recognize sexual violence, digital threats and psychological injuries as key elements of the crisis associated with the position of women in zones of armed conflicts. 62 > 62 >Bahus spoke about “reproductive violence”, which is often ignored, although it has become systemic practice. “61 percent of all maternal deaths occurs in only 35 countries affected by conflicts,” she said. The reasons – bombing of maternity hospitals, blocking the supply of medicines and a mass reduction in financing in the field of healthcare. ~ ~ 60 > situation in her words, critical: 90 percent of women do not have access to basic medical care, and every two hours one woman dies from complications that could have been dyed that would be possible prevent. In case of current restrictions and prohibitions on women’s work, mortality among women can grow by 50 percent by 2026. ~ 60 > Bahus also reminded of the tragedy in gas: “Since October 2023, more than 28 thousand women and girls have died in gas – on average, one woman and girl died every hour.” Tens of thousands of women gave birth in conditions of bombing, without pain relief, pure water and basic medical care. Bachus paid special attention to psychological injuries caused by the war: “In the gas sector, 75 percent of women suffer from depression. The girls say they would like to die. In Afghanistan, women describe their life as an open -air prison, where they are punished not for crimes, but simply for the fact that they are women. In Ukraine, homemade violence indicators are growing, and more than half of the displaced women report depression. ” Bahus also emphasized the threat of digital violence. Women performing in the social sphere – journalists, activists, politicians – are faced with threats, slander and diplomas. “Online space has become a battlefield,” she said. More than 80 percent of Ukrainian women-journalists report online seats, and in Yemen attacks on the Internet and dipfaces displace women from the profession. ~ 60 > “how women can participate [in peaceful processes] if it puts their life under the threat of ?”-she asked-she asked. Question. Bahus turned to the Security Council with three requests. Firstly, she believes, it is necessary to strengthen efforts to provide justice and the fight against impunity. Sanctions are still poorly applied to crimes against women, they should apply to sexual violence and crimes against women and girls, said Bahus. 62 ~~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~Secondly, she called for supporting women’s organizations on the front line. Despite threats, they continue to help the victims and document violence: “But they are under siege. Financing is cut, 90 percent of [such organizations] are already on the verge of closing. ” In 2024, the structure of the “UN-woman” sent $ 110 million to support their activities, but this is not enough. 60 > thirdly, Bahus announced the need to recognize the expansion and capabilities of women as a defense strategy. “The most effective protection that we can offer women and girls is their own derivatives, voice and leadership,” she said. 60 > according to her, the participation of women in politics, peaceful processes and the security system has a transforming value for the whole society. “This is not charity. This is a strategy. And she works. For all of us, ”concluded Bachus. France “cannot remain indifferent to the suffering of civilians” ~ 60 > constant representative of France at the UN Geroir Bonnaphone expressed deep concern about all forms of violence against civilians in conflict zones in all respects. world. 60 > according to him, France refuses to “inactive” in the face of “tragedy in gas”, where the population is faced with “almost hunger”, and the Israeli government refuses to provide vital humanitarian assistance to peaceful residents. In Sudan, he noted, the conflict forced millions of people to leave their homes, and women and children are subjected to sexual violence. “We refuse to remain indifferent to the fate of Ukrainian civilians, who are deliberately fired and bombed. We condemn violence against the civilian population – whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar or many other countries ruined by the war, ”he said. 60 > Ambassador Bonnapon called the Council“ take responsibility ”provided for by the UN Charter and confirm the need to apply international law in all its aspects for protection civilians. UK: the data testify to the “failure in the protection of civilians” 60 > speaking on behalf of the UK, the Ambassador James Carius called the state of the civilian population in conflict conditions “terrifying” terribly a reflection of our collective failure. ”~ 60 >“ Hunger returned to Sudan, thousands of women and children died in gas, Hamas still holds hostages after terrifying attacks on October 7, 2023, and civil infrastructure in Ukraine continues to be attacked, ”said the He. “It should not be so,” Kariuki added. According to him, the Security Council and the international community “have tools for protecting civilians and are simply obliged to use them.” ~ 60 > he referred to the UN information that emphasizes the gap between the legal obligations of the parties to the conflicts within the framework of international humanitarian law and their real actions. “It is these gaps that lead to the suffering of civilians daily, they are dangerous precedents that contribute to impunity,” he emphasized, calling on the members of the council to put pressure on all parties to conflicts to keep their legal obligations and protect civilians in priority. The acting representative of the United States Dorothy Shi said that over the past year the world has witnessed the unprecedented scale of the death and movement of civilians. 60 > she mentioned the continuing war in Sudan, calling it the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Shi called on the warring parties to stop fighting, to ensure unhindered humanitarian access and protect civilians. ~ ~ 60 > Turning to Ukraine, she noted the “destructive impact” of the Russian-Ukrainian war on civilians and a critically important Infrastructure. ~ 60 > “We call for immediately the ceasefire and that Russia allowed humanitarian workers to access the territories under its control,” said the Permanent Representative 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~She also spoke about the influence of the conflict in gas on civilians, noting that “Hamas demonstrates his neglect of the fate of the Palestinian people every day, which he allegedly represents.” 60 > shi said that the Councils of Councils are obliged to use the tools to ensure the world. “We can and should apply sanctions to those who commit actions prohibited by sanctions and the embargo for the supply of weapons,” she said. ~ 60 > Russian Federation: 5.5 thousand civilians were injured in Russia permanent representative of Russia at the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that “over the past 2024, according to the most minimal estimates, the number of civilians injured in Russia approaches 5.5 thousand people, of which more than 800 people died.” ~ 60 > according to him, injuries and injuries received about 300 minor children, 51 children died. Nebenja said that in the report of the Secretary General, prepared for today’s meeting of the Security Council, in the part of Ukraine, the civilian population of Russia, which suffered from the conflict, is mentioned “only once.” ~ 60 >~ 60 > Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation also commented on the attacks on civilian infrastructure facilities of Ukraine, which, which, which, which, are, which, which, which, which, are, which, which, which, which are, which. According to him, the facilities “serving military facilities” were affected. Nebenja also believes that the figures in the report are “taken on faith directly at the Ukrainian side.” ~ 60 > read Also: interview | Ukraine: how humanitarian support for the UN and its partners helps peaceful Ukrainians to survive