heikki =?iso-8859-1?Q?sipil=E4?= a écrit : > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "International" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:09:32 -0500 > > > > >International Action Center > >39 West 14th St, #206 > >New York, NY 10011 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >www.iacenter.org > > > >Containted in this message > > > >1. A Press Release from the Greek & int'l delegation that flew to > >Baghdad this month. > >2. A statement from the delegation. > > > >1. > > PRESS RELEASE FROM THE > > DELEGATION TO END ALL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ > > BAGHDAD 10-13 NOV. 2000 > > > >?On November 10th 2000, a delegation of 100 persons flew from > >Athens to > >Baghdad to protest the sanctions imposed by the UN since the Gulf > >war of > >1991. This was the first flight of a National carrier from Western Europe > >(Olympic Airways), since the sanctions were imposed. It constituted a > >statement of solidarity with the peoples of Iraq by defying the embargo on > >civilian flights. It exposed the incredible suffering imposed on the > >people since the implementation of this unprecedented sanctions regime. > > > > > >According to Alain Gresh, in the Le Monde Diplomatique of October 2000, > >the UN Sanctions Committee, controlled by the USA and the UK, enforces a > >series of punitive measures that are the worst the world has known since > >the Treaty of Versailles. These sanctions have caused harrowing results > >that are not relieved by the so-called 'oil for food program' controlled > >by the UN Compensation Commission. > > > >During the bombing by the allied forces in the Gulf War, an estimated 800 > >tons of depleted uranium contained in ammunitions were used, causing > >cancer rates to increase five fold and childhood leukaemia in Iraq to be > >the highest rate in the world. The means to provide relief or cure are > >withheld through the sanction regime. > > > >Prior to the sanctions, Iraq had one of the most satisfactory levels of > >quality of life for the region. One and a half million Iraqi civilians > >have died since 1991 as a direct result of the sanctions, and according to > >UNICEF reports substantiated by the Red Cross, 600,000 of the dead are > >children under 5 years of age. Maternal mortality rates have more than > >doubled during the period of the sanctions and 70% of Iraqi women suffer > >from anaemia. The number of malnourished children has increased over 300% > >since 1991.Unemployment and inflation have soared. > > > >Margarita Papandreou, the head of the organising committee for the flight, > >stated that “an increasing number of women and men in the world are > >appalled by this dismal situation wilfully created by humans.” The > >participants, coming from Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, the USA, the > >UK, and Canada, are vehemently opposing the sanctions on Iraq by taking > >tangible actions and increasing the number of challenges to the embargo. > > > >The President of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, a > >member of the organising committee, said: “By this visit and the actions > >to follow, ;we demand that on the basis of moral, legal and economic > >reasons, the USA and the UK, the two permanent members of the UN Security > >Council relentlessly opposing the lifting of the sanctions, stop vetoing > >food, medicines and repair parts from entering Iraq, immediately cease the > >embargo on approved shipments, and remove all sanctions against Iraq.” > > > > > > > >2. > > STATEMENT FROM THE > > > > DELEGATION TO END ALL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ > > BAGDAD 10-13 NOV. 2000 > > > >?On November 10th 2000 a delegation of 95 persons flew from Athens to > >Bagdad to protest the sanctions imposed by the UN since the Gulf war of > >1991.This first flight of a national carrier from Western Europe defying > >the embargo on civilian flights that has been part of the sanctions, > >constituted a statement of solidarity with the peoples of Iraq. It > >exposes the incredible suffering imposed on these people since the > >implementation of this unprecedented sanctions regime. > > > >The UN Sanctions Committee, controlled by the USA and the UK has > >imposed a series of punitive measures that are the worst the world has > >known. These sanctions have caused the following results that are not > >relieved by the so called 'oil for food program' which is controlled by > >the UN Compensation Commission. > > > >Prior to the imposed sanctions, Iraq had the following indicators: > > > >1- The world Health Organization ( WHO ) , reports that " pre- 1990 Iraq > >reflects the > > health statues of a modern developing society , in which the > > wealth it > >obtained > > from exporting its main commodity , oil contributed into improving the > > > >quality of life of the Iraqi people , which then ( 1988/1989 ) was > >already at a relatively satisfactory > > level with indications of a trend for further improvement . > >2- UNICEF reports " the Government of Iraq made sizable investments in the > >education sector from the mid – 1970's until 1990 Educational policy > >included provision for > > Scholarship , research facilities and medical support for students . > > By 1989 > >the > > combined primary and secondary enrollment stood at 75% ( slightly > > above > >the > > average for all developing Countries at 70% ) . Illiteracy had been > > reduced > >to 20% by 1987 . Education accounted for over 5% of the state budget > >above developing > > Countries of 3.8% . > > > >After the imposition of sanction, this is the situation > > > >1- 1.5 million Iraqi civilians have died since 1991 as a direct result of > >the sanctions . 2- 600,000 of the dead are children under 5 years of age > >according to UNICEF reports > > and substantiated by the Red Cross . > >3- Maternal mortality rates have more than doubled during the period of > >the sanctions > > and 70% of Iraqi women suffer from anemia . > >4- The number of malnourished children has increased over 300% since 1991 > >. 5- Unemployment has soared under the sanction , as has inflation . The > >average civilian salary , for example is $ 3 .60 per month . 6- An > >estimated 800 tonnes of depleted uranium contained in ammunitions were > >used > > by the allied forces in the Gulf War . Cancer rates in Iraq have > > increased > >five – fold > > since the Gulf War . Childhood leukemia in Iraq is at the highest rate > > in the > >world . > > > > In recent weeks we have seen an opening of the floodgates with in excess > > of > >50 > >flights to Iraq. This is evidence that the majority of women and men in > >the world oppose the economic sanctions imposed on the peoples of Iraq. > > > >We demand that > > > > The two permanent members of the UN Security Council, the USA and the UK, > >who continue to veto food, medicines and repair parts from entering Iraq, > >cease immediately the embargo on approved shipments and remove all > >sanctions against Iraq. > > > >We demand that these actions be taken without delay on the basis of moral, > >legal and economic reasons. > > > >Signed by the participants and the organising committee. > > > > > > > >------- End of forwarded message ------- > >International Action Center > >39 West 14th Street, Room 206 > >New York, NY 10011 > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >web: http://www.iacenter.org > >CHECK OUT SITE http://www.mumia2000.org > >phone: 212 633-6646 > >fax: 212 633-2889 > >*To make a tax-deductible donation, > >go to http://www.peoplesrightsfund.org > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > KOMINFORM > P.O. 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