Earlier, militants in Gaza freed five Thai and three Israeli hostages, among them two German-Israeli dual nationals, year-old Gadi Moses and year-old Arbel Yehud.
We are relieved and rejoice with all the hostages who have been released. But the fact remains that all of the hostages must be released and all mortal remains of the deceased returned to the families.
During the current first phase of the deal, the terms of the second phase are to be negotiated, with the aim of freeing the last hostages in Gaza and bringing the war to a definitive end.
Qatar will play a crucial role in the reconstruction of Syria, especially in key sectors such as energy, transportation, and housing, which were devasted by the civil war. He said any shortfall would mean more people remain in illegal detention; governments could continue with discriminatory policies; violations may go undocumented; and human rights defenders could lose protection.
The human rights office gets about 5 percent of the regular UN budget, but the majority of its funding comes voluntarily in response to its annual appeal. Germany announced its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Jan. That remains the only reported case so far. The outbreak has led to trade restrictions from some countries including Britain on livestock-related goods from Germany. Traders have reported that exporters have sourced some feed barley cargoes for Morocco in France instead of Germany in response to the trade restriction.
