France urges measures to enforce humanitarian law in conflict

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Source: M&C

New York - France urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to enforce international humanitarian law, which it said was being violated by parties in the Gaza Strip conflict.

France, which holds the 15-nation council's presidency for January, said in a concept paper that the UN cannot continue to ignore humanitarian violations.

'We cannot let this trend go on,' said the paper, which council members debated behind closed doors with the participation of major UN relief organizations.

'This is not only a humanitarian imperative,' it said. 'Violations of the law significantly exacerbate situations in armed conflict by making reconciliation more difficult and generating long-term traumas in societies.'

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