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Human dignity, rights always must be respected, Vatican official says
22-07-2009
GENEVA (CNS) -- Even in emergency situations caused by war or natural disaster, the dignity of each human person must be respected, said the Vatican's representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
The right to freedom, to work, to family reunion, to education and personal development and other human rights "cannot simply be discarded in emergencies," Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said July 20 during a meeting of the humanitarian affairs segment of the U.N. Economic and Social Council.
The international community must find ways to guarantee an effective global humanitarian response to disasters, he said.
Archbishop Tomasi repeated the Vatican's call for real action to ensure the safety of women and girls in refugee camps around the globe.
"The continued sexual violence perpetrated against women and girls within and around refugee camps violates all standards of international law and leads to the emotional, physical and mental devastation of these women, which cannot be justified under any circumstances," he said.
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