Iraq Sanctions - Humanitarian Implications and Options for the Future
Gemeinsame Studie von WEED und anderen NGOs aus Anlass des 12. Jahrestages der Sanktionen gegen den Irak.
On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the imposition of comprehensive economic sanctions against Iraq (6 August 1990), WEED, together with non-governmental organizations from the USA, Great Britain and France, is presenting a study that deals with the humanitarian consequences of the sanctions. The study entitled “Iraq Sanctions: Humanitarian Implications and Options for the Future” concludes that the existing system of comprehensive economic sanctions has exacerbated the suffering of the Iraqi civilian population and has failed to achieve the political purpose of resolving the conflict with the Iraqi regime.
According to the study, child mortality has risen significantly during the sanctions, with 400,000 children under the age of five having died in Iraq in the last 12 years. The study blames the United Nations Security Council for the catastrophic situation of the civilian population. According to the authors, the Security Council has not taken the humanitarian consequences of the economic sanctions adequately into account in its decisions.
In view of the US preparations for war, the study should also be seen as a plea for a peaceful settlement of the Iraq conflict. The study presents a comprehensive catalog of measures to overcome the crisis. Among other things, it calls for the lifting of the comprehensive economic sanctions by the Security Council and instead advocates the use of “targeted sanctions” against the Iraqi leadership. It also advocates the resumption of economic relations with Iraq. However, the catalog also includes detailed demands on the Iraqi leadership, including the opening of the country to UN weapons inspectors, respect for human rights and an autonomous status for the Kurdish regions.
The study was compiled under the auspices of the New York Global Policy Forum. Co-editors are the Anglican Observer Office bei der UN, Arab Commission for Human Rights, Center for Development of International Law, Fellowship of Reconciliation o Global Policy Forum, New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies, Mennonite Central Committee, Middle East and Europe Office of Global Ministries of the United, Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Quaker UN Office-New York, United Church of Christ UN Office sowie Weltwirtschaft, Ökologie und Entwicklung (WEED).
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- Typ: Sonstiges
- Language: English
- Categories: Global Governance