Last year's thematic report provided by Ms. Zerrougui to the Security Council...

Last year's thematic report provided by Ms. Zerrougui to the Security Council (S/2013/245) cites specific information on the use of drones in Pakistan that have killed or wounded children. Information is available on reports of child victims of United States air strikes in Yemen. One such case was an attack by unmanned aerial vehicle on 2 September 2012 in the region of Rada, as a result of which there were 12 civilian deaths, including those of three children and one pregnant woman. We should also recall the civilian deaths occasioned by NATO military operations in Libya. We do not accept attempts to categorize civilian victims, above all children, as so-called collateral damage. That contravenes, inter alia, the provisions of international humanitarian law. We advocate scrupulous investigation of such incidents and the punishment of their perpetrators.