Maldives has condemned the Pro-Syrian government forces targeting hospitals, schools, utilities, aid workers and the use of chemical weapons. Maldives condemned the acts of violations of Pro-Government forces at the 36th United Nations Human Rights Council.
Maldives condemns all violence and armed conflict and the acceptance of the changing nature of war prevailing in Syria, Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative of Maldives to United Nations in Geneva, Jeffrey Salim Waheed stated while delivering a statement during the Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on Syria. The Maldives condemns the Pro-Syrian government forces targeting hospitals, schools, utilities, aid workers and the use of chemical weapons, including sarin and weaponised chlorine, Deputy Permanent Representative said.
Stating that the one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century has been raging across Syria, spilling over to neighboring nations, with direct global consequences ranging from large displaced populations to the emergence of new global terrorism networks, and with casualty estimates at half a million lives, Deputy Permanent Representative Jeffrey Salim Waheed stated that since its ratification, the Geneva Convention IV on the humane treatment of civilians during times of war, has never been so blatantly ignored and so thoroughly trampled. Maldives welcomes every effort that fosters the establishment of peace and for bettering the situation for the civilians in Syria, Jeffrey Salim Waheed told the Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Furthermore, Maldives commended the efforts being made to establish de-escalation zones, cease-fires. The Maldives cited that to give a lasting remedy to the nation and region the conflict should end. On conclusion, Maldives called on the international community to create conditions that foster negotiations with all stakeholders and to constructively contribute to finding a political solution for lasting peace.