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<p>Daesh must be held accountable for their crimes. Daesh fighters – regardless of
their nationality – should be brought to justice according to legal due process.</p><p>The
Investigative Team established under UN Security Council Resolution 2379 will gather
evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq. The Terms of Reference for the UN Investigative
Team have been agreed and I look forward to its deployment. The UK has contributed
£1 million to support the establishment of this team. We are encouraging other States
to contribute to it. The UK is funding a project that builds Iraqi organisations'
capacity to document and present evidence of gender-based violence.</p><p>The Investigative
Team will collect evidence of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity
and genocide to the highest standards and ensure the broadest possible use of evidence.
Iraq will be the primary intended recipient of the evidence, but it can be used to
support prosecutions elsewhere. It may be that some form of international or hybrid
justice mechanism may be appropriate in the future, but it is too early – and not
for the UK alone – to pre-determine that.</p><p>We are working with the Iraqi judiciary
to build their capacity. The Resolution calls on member states to provide similar
support. The UN will soon deploy a 'Needs Assessment Mission' to Iraq to determine
where member states and the UN should target their capacity building.</p>
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