Doha: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad welcomed the Human Rights Council's (HRC) adoption of the resolution submitted on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, regarding the human rights implications resulting from the unjustified Iranian attacks on these countries, and considered the resolution an important step that embodies international consensus on rejecting the targeting of civilians and civilian objects.
Her Excellency explained, in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), that this resolution comes as a continuation of the joint Gulf efforts that were crowned by the adoption of Security Council Resolution No. 2817 (2026), noting that the resolution received the consensus of the Council and was adopted by consensus, while more than 105 countries participated in its adoption, which reflects wide international solidarity with the peoples of the GCC states and Jordan, during the HRC emergency session that was held at the request of the states that submitted the draft resolution.
She added that the resolution includes essential texts in its content, as it condemns in the strongest terms the Iranian military attacks that targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure and led to casualties among innocent people, and decides that these acts constitute grave violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Her Excellency pointed out that the resolution reaffirms strong support for the regional safety of the GCC states and Jordan and for their sovereignty and political independence, and also expresses solidarity with these countries and their peoples, and calls on the High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide an oral briefing to the Council on the repercussions of these attacks on human rights.
Her Excellency noted the pride of the State of Qatar, as an HRC member for the period 2025-2027, in actively participating in this collective diplomatic effort, renewing the State of Qatar's strong condemnation of the unjustified Iranian attacks, and affirming its full right to defend its sovereignty and protect its security and national interests in accordance with Article (51) of the Charter of the United Nations.
