Religious leaders joined the United Nations Investigative Team to promote accountability for crimes committed by Islamic State in Iraq (UNITAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Second High-Level Conference on the Interfaith Statement on the Victims and Survivors of ISIL/Dae’sh.

A UN representative shared, “While we recognize that the government has the primary responsibility to protect populations, many actors, such as religious leaders who have a strong influence on the lives and behavior of those who follow their faith, shall play an important role in strengthening mutual respect in communities.”

The conference renewed the commitment to accountability to right the wrongs done to the most impacted religious communities and identified challenges faced by survivors of ISIL/Da’esh crimes, particularly those who have been subject to sexual and gender-based crimes.

Source: persecution.org