(a) Encompass practical disarmament measures which could have relevance to a conflict which is approaching solution, to a recently ended conflict and, as a consequence, to preventing a conflict from re emerging.

Thirdly, humanitarian law applied not only to States but to any party to an armed conflict.

Schindler reported as to this conflict that he was unable to find any relevant information with regard to the effect of armed conflict on treaties .

They must be bolstered by actions which address the cause of conflict at its root.

In armed conflicts, however, crimes committed against women are the ones most likely to go unpunished.

In part this is because humanitarian assistance is an emergency response that addresses only the symptoms of conflict, not the causes.

9. Work on disarmament, development and conflict prevention continues to focus, in the first instance, on the case of West Africa.

In conclusion, my delegation wishes to recognize the special attention that the United Nations is paying to African conflicts.

Gender based violence in armed conflict is another key target of resolution 1325 (2000).

In recent years, armed conflicts in a number of countries have led to mobilization of emergency assistance programmes by the international community.

The key to preventing conflicts lies in an approach that emphasizes human security and human rights and addresses the root causes of conflicts.

4. Guidelines should emphasize the consolidation of peace in post conflict situations.

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The restrictions became more severe in the Gaza Strip, where the conflict intensified during 2004.

11. Notes with concern that violence against women everywhere continues and often increases, even as armed conflicts draw to an end, and urges further progress in the implementation of policies and guidelines relating to protection of and assistance to women in conflict and post conflict situations

Ethnic and religious conflicts, the most common type of civil war, are by their very nature directed against entire populations, including civilians.

He wondered, therefore, why the mandate of the Special Committee covered the investigation of only one side of the conflict.

The objective of these courses was to work out tactics on how to behave, with the young people, when faced with conflict situations.

The debated concept of sustainable relief addresses emergency situations stemming from both natural cataclysmic events and conflict.

1. Education International supports the initiative to have a protocol which deals with the involvement of children in armed conflict.

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This year's report of the Secretary General on children and armed conflict sheds further light on the widespread and unacceptable pattern of grave violations against children in conflict situations worldwide.

The conflict was said to be not religious but political, and one in which religion was being manipulated to achieve ends that had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Draft article 2 should contain a simplified working definition of the term armed conflict which did not, at the current stage, draw a distinction between international and non international armed conflicts.

The United States trains all members of its armed forces in the Law of Armed Conflict.

Clearly, many of the protagonists had a strong financial interest in seeing the conflict prolonged.

I urge that equivalent structures be created in similar conflict and post conflict situations.

My conflict is with Man.

2. Recognizes that the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme can help to ensure the effective implementation of relevant resolutions of the Security Council containing sanctions on the trade in conflict diamonds and act as a mechanism for the prevention of future conflicts, and calls for the full implementation of existing Council measures targeting the illicit trade in rough diamonds, particularly conflict diamonds which play a role in fuelling conflict

2. Recognizes that the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme can help to ensure the effective implementation of relevant resolutions of the Security Council containing sanctions on the trade in conflict diamonds and act as a mechanism for the prevention of future conflicts, and calls for the full implementation of existing Council measures targeting the illicit trade in rough diamonds, particularly conflict diamonds which play a role in fuelling conflict

Sexual exploitation and other forms of violence against women and children as tactical weapons in armed conflicts must be prosecuted as breaches of international law.

In order to tackle the consequences of the conflict, Mozambique had established the Ministry for Coordination of Social Action, an institution which was responsible for coordinating all activities in the social sphere.

Unfortunately, some of them spilled over into open confrontation and conflict.

UNFPA supports treatment, rehabilitation, reintegration and counselling for traumatized women and their families in refugee camps and affected areas through projects that address the needs of women and girls in conflict and post conflict situations.

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Effects of armed conflicts on treaties.

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Such envoys work with member countries to carry out dialogue and prevent conflicts before they occur.

Australia believes peacebuilding must be interpreted broadly to encompass the whole conflict cycle, such that the Protocol would cover pre conflict, conflict and post conflict operations.

Regretfully, international mediation over the conflicts has yielded no results, and that has led to their prolongation.

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At the same time, peacekeeping operations should be closely linked with efforts to resolve conflicts by political means.

Several delegations expressed support for the interpretation that peacebuilding comprised operations undertaken in pre conflict, in conflict and post conflict situations.

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