Traduction de «doctors without borders canada » (Anglais → Français) :

Doctors Without Borders | Médecins Sans Frontières | MSF [Abbr.]

Jurists Without Borders Canada

whereas the international community has witnessed over the last few years a harrowing trend of attacks on hospitals and schools in armed conflicts around the world, such as the latest attacks on Doctors without Borders (MSF) health centres in Kunduz (Afghanistan) on 3 October 2015, in Razah (Yemen) on 10 January 2016 and in a number of Syrian towns throughout the ongoing conflict; whereas there has been an unprecedented increase in denial of humanitarian aid and access, the execution of civilians and humanitarian personnel, detention in dire conditions, and civilians being used as hostages or fo ...[+++]rced into slavery; whereas the growing needs and challenges, the lack of sustained commitments and the rising cost of humanitarian assistance have contributed to the current humanitarian system reaching its limits, and whereas this has forced a number of organisations to temporarily suspend food assistance, shelter and other life-saving humanitarian operations.

F. whereas on several occasions airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law, which requires all possible steps to be taken to prevent or minimise civilian casualties; whereas there are multiple reports that airstrikes have hit civilian targets, including hospitals, schools, markets, grain warehouses, ports and a camp for displaced persons, severely damaging essential infrastructure for the delivery of aid and contributing to the severe food and fuel shortages in the country; whereas the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without ...[+++] Borders) (MSF) has come under attack repeatedly during the last three months; whereas an MSF-supported hospital in northern Yemen was bombed on 10 January 2016, resulting in at least six people being killed, a dozen being injured, including MSF staff, and severe damage to medical facilities; whereas this is the latest in a series of attacks on health facilities;

13. Is extremely concerned about the attacks on humanitarian aid workers and medical facilities, such as the latest attacks on the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health centres in Kunduz (Afghanistan) on 3 October 2015 and in Razah (Yemen) on 10 January 2016; stresses that any attacks that target humanitarian operations and civilians are clearly prohibited under international humanitarian law (IHL) and calls on the conflicting parties to respect the basic principles of IHL and refrain from deliberately targeting civilian infrastructures; stresses the importance of improving the security of aid w ...[+++]orkers in order to react more efficiently to the attacks;

B. whereas 2 800 women, men and children have been reported dead or missing in 2015 in their attempt to reach a safe place in Europe, according to UNHCR data; whereas, in a statement of 5 August 2015, Doctors without Borders highlighted the severe lack of adequate search and rescue operations; whereas refugees and migrants are also losing their lives on their way across Europe; whereas last month 71 women, men and children were found dead in a truck on their way from Hungary to Austria;