Joint NGO declaration: UN Security Council discussion on the protection of humanitarian space
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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
We welcome this discussion today which is more critical than ever. We hope it will enable the Security Council to take actions, to lead efforts to protect humanitarian space and to firmly react when such space is attacked.
Humanitarian needs have never been as high as they are today. The world is on the verge of a hunger pandemic with conflict, climate and environmental crisis, social inequalities and COVID-19 ravaging the poorest. The humanitarian imperative remains paramount: we must save lives and provide people with the protection and dignity that they are rightfully and fundamentally entitled to.
Conseil de Sécurité : 18 organisations appellent à la protection de l espace humanitaire
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Lucile Grosjean, Directrice du plaidoyer de Action Contre la Faim, est intervenue le 16 juillet 2021 au nom de 17 autres organisations au Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies. Les ONG appellent à un renforcement de la protection de l espace humanitaire.
Déclaration de Lucile Grosjean :
Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs,
Action contre la faim et 17 organisations signataires vous remercient pour la discussion d’aujourd’hui sur ce sujet plus critique que jamais.
Nous espérons qu’elles permettront au Conseil de sécurité d’agir concrètement pour renforcer la protection de l’espace humanitaire mais aussi de réagir avec fermeté lorsque ce dernier est menacé.
CSW Marks Leah Sharibu’s 18th Birthday With Global Prayer Event
CSW Marks Leah Sharibu’s 18th Birthday With Global Prayer Event
Religious Rights Advocacy group, CSW marked the 18th birthday of Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu with a global prayer event on 14 May. It featured the release of an exclusive gospel song, Heroes of Faith, recalling Leah’s courageous refusal to recant her faith in exchange for her freedom after being kidnapped by an off-shoot of the Boko Haram terrorist group in 2018.
The virtual meeting was one of a series of five events hosted by CSW teams in Mexico, Nigeria, Southeast Asia and the US and featured contributions from Leah’s mother Rebecca Sharibu; Gospel singer Panam Percy Paul, who wrote Heroes of Faith for Leah; Lord David Alton and the UK’s Special Envoy for freedom of religion or belief, Fiona Bruce MP.