Tue 27 Nov 2007
Iraqi Oil Revenues for Iraqi refugees
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From The BRussels Tribunal 11/27/07
More than 4.5 million Iraqis, a fifth of the population, have been displaced inside and outside their country due to the sectarian policies of the occupation and the governments it has installed since the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The international community, the occupation powers, and the government in Iraq are legally required to support and protect Iraqi refugees.
Iraqi refugees are Iraqi citizens who have a full right to live in dignity, a right to benefit equally from national resources, and a right to return to their homes.
The UN Security Council, as the highest body of the UN, has the power and legal duty to ensure that the needs of Iraqi refugees are met by passing a resolution to require that the Iraqi state allocate proportionate revenue to responsible agencies and hosting countries.
Call for action
Displaced and refugee Iraqis cannot wait until they can return home for their essential needs to be met. The international community has the moral obligation to act now. UNSC Resolution 986 of 1995 established that Iraqi oil revenue is for all Iraqis. As Iraqi citizens, Iraqi refugees have equal rights to share in the wealth of Iraq.
We call upon all governments, UN agencies and organizations, law, human rights and humanitarian associations, and all people of conscience to work together towards ensuring that the UNSC adopt and implement this proposal of obliging the Iraqi state to allocate oil revenues for Iraqi refugees.
We demand that states particularly those involved in the illegal invasion and destruction of Iraq fulfill their obligations and responsibilities and provide necessary funding for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) mission of protecting displaced Iraqis.
We call upon all to raise funds and take all measures to provide direct aid to Iraqi refugees and the organizations helping them.
Sign the petition in support of Iraqi refugees.