The international community must step up efforts to protect civilians in armed conflict, and ensure that those responsible for war crimes are prosecuted, United Nations senior officials told the Security Council in a meeting that coincides with World Humanitarian Day.
"Every day, humanitarian workers protect, feed, shelter, educate, heal and assist millions of people, regardless of who or where they are," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Council's open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. "It is an outrage that our colleagues and partners should be attacked for providing these essential services."
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