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In Human Rights Council in GenevaUN deputy human rights chief Awa Dabo stressed how disruptions to shipping in the narrow Gulf straits and a US naval blockade of ships using Iranian ports have disrupted the world’s energy supply network.
The crisis has had a serious impact on aviation and restricted the flow of humanitarian aid, leading to a wider crisis that continues to impact communities across the region and beyond, and fertilizer shortages are a deepening concern.
“Economists warn against that Unless the Straits are opened, some of the world’s most fragile economies will be plunged into chaos, increasing poverty and hunger for millions of people.,” said Deputy High Commissioner Dabo.
A bulwark against the food crisis
Providing the latest information on the impact of Iran’s attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, he emphasized that “at a minimum, specialized agencies, including the UN World Food Program (UNWF) will do the same.”WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F.A.O), must have the resources necessary to avert a projected global food security crisis.”
Speaking at the Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the UN in Geneva, Jamal Al Musharakh, said he hoped “ongoing negotiations” on the Middle East crisis would end the attacks.
Since February 28, The UAE has been the target of more than 3,000 “ballistic missile, cruise missile and drone attacks”, he noted.
Questioning the credibility of the international human rights system in calling for such a debate, Iranian Ambassador Ali Bahreini, insisted that his country had exercised its right to self-defense in accordance with international law, while Iran faced “indiscriminate aerial bombardment”.
“If Iran finally accepted the ceasefire, “Despite the imperfections and challenges that exist, this is done out of a great sense of responsibility towards regional leaders and collective security,” said Bahreini.
“We have finally ended the war so that we no longer hear the roar of sophisticated and indiscriminate weapons in schools and students,” he added.
Türkiye backs ‘fragile’ deal
Earlier, UN Human Rights Chair Volker Türk welcomed the reported peace agreement and called on all parties to end hostilities and push for a lasting ceasefire.
“At this fragile moment, all parties need to exercise restraint and make every effort possible consolidate the ceasefire and translate it into a comprehensive peace agreement,” said Volker Türk, in his speech Human Rights Council.
The appeal followed comments by the UN Secretary General who welcomed the announcement as an “important step” towards ending the conflict.
According to a statement issued by the UN Secretary General’s Spokesperson on Sunday, the agreement provides for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a framework for further negotiations.
This strategic strait is the main shipping route through which around 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquid natural gas passes.
suffering of sailors
Also responding to the potential for a diplomatic breakthrough, the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that it represents “an an important step towards restoring safety in this important maritime corridor for seafarers and shipsand safeguard the basic principles of freedom of navigation.”
After the conflict began on February 28 with US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the Iranian military retaliated with attacks on Israel and US-allied countries in the Gulf. The Lebanese people were also involved in the war after Hezbollah fighters based in the country began shooting at Israel.
In Iran alone, Israeli and US strikes have reportedly killed thousands of civilians, “including hundreds of children, and destroyed hospitals, schools, homes and other infrastructure”, Türk told the Human Rights Council.
Highlighting the mass killing of mostly Iranian schoolchildren on the first day of the war, the UN human rights chief called for the findings to be made public. US investigation into the Minab school attack that left more than 156 people dead.
