please don`t forget us

PLEASE DON'T FORGET US
Blessed are those who work for peace,
They shall be called children of God
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am touched and grateful to you for your presence here. It shows that you are
not indifferent to the tragedy of our people.
ISIS is an extremist organization, guided with blind principles of brutality, wellfunded, well-armed with sophisticated weapons, widely present in the social media.
The daily practice of robberies, gang rapes, torture and murder of all those who are
seen as nonbelievers is common. They are able to recruit fighters from across the
globe. Isis is a potential threat to the entire world.
So in the name of all the persecuted I beg and urge all leaders to find a strategy
– a road map to end the present tragedy and prevent also future threats.
Here are some requests what should be done right now and later:
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To continue providing humanitarian aid of shelter, food, water, medicine and
clothing to survive till the return of our people to their homes and villages.
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To liberate not only the plain of Nineveh, but also Mosul by a comprehensive
political solution. An international coalition with the mandate of UN is needed to
protect and defend the rights of defenseless displaced thousands in this region.
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Airstrikes only will kill innocent people. There should be troops on the ground and
why not from the Arab countries. It is necessary to train the Iraqi central army
professionally and to equip it and also the Kurdish Peshmerga.
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To support the safe return of the displaced people to their homes and villages and
to ensure them of international protection. This should be guaranteed by a UN
resolution otherwise we would have the same destiny like the Palestinians.
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To guarantee that the displaced persons are given adequate compensation for
their lost properties and destroyed houses by the Iraqi Government. Here other
governments, aid organisations and NGOs can contribute a lot.
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To put the Christian heritage sites which go back to the early centuries under the
patronage and protection of UNESCO.
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All the mentioned measures are necessary. But the protection of human rights of
every single citizen is the best and only way to secure a peaceful coexistence. War
is always evil and bringing misfortune to the people. Let us examine our conscience
what we are doing to prevent war. What about the arm sales? Instead of selling
weapons human rights and religious freedom of all should be promoted.
Thank you for your sympathy to the fate of our suffering people. Please take our
case to your governments, to your political parties, to your institutions, to your
churches and mosques.
+ Louis Raphael Sako
Patriarca Caldeu da Babilónia
Presidente da Conferência Episcopal do Iraque
GENEBRA - 16 de Setembro de 2014
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