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UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system

·November 17, 2024·1 min read

The large-scale strikes occurred overnight and reportedly caused severe damage, power outages and civilian casualties. “Attacks on energy infrastructure will only increase the suffering of civilians with the looming winter weather,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a note to journalists. “Directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects is prohibited...

Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

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·October 21, 2024·2 min read

“Civilians must be respected and protected at all times” and the UN chief “remains deeply alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating situation for civilians in northern Gaza, including mass displacement and the lack of essentials for survival,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, briefing reporters in New York. Mr. Guterres called...

Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north

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·October 15, 2024·2 min read

Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near al Aqsa hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. At least four people were burned to death, and scores of others, including women and children, suffered severe burns. Just hours earlier, another strike on a school...

UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon

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·October 13, 2024·3 min read

According to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), two peacekeepers were injured on Friday after two explosions occurred close to an observation tower. This followed an incident on Thursday when an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Merkava tank fired at an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting...

UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools

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·October 5, 2024·2 min read

At least 18 people were killed, and many more fatalities could be trapped under the rubble of the three-storied building, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The killings “marked yet another escalation of the violence”, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing...

Guterres condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff and 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe

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·September 12, 2024·2 min read

In a statement released via his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the latest Israeli attack on a school serving as a shelter in Nuseirat on Wednesday, which killed six staffers from the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, along with at least 12 others, including women and children. “This incident raises...

Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone

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·September 10, 2024·2 min read

Thousands of displaced Palestinians were staying in the camp in Khan Younis, and at least 19 people were killed, according to latest media reports. ‘Nowhere is safe in Gaza’ “While the IDF said it struck Hamas militants who were operating in a command-and-control centre embedded inside the Humanitarian zone, I...

UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

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·September 8, 2024·1 min read

The 33-year-old marathon runner, who lived and trained in northwest Kenya, competed in the recent Olympic Games in Paris. During a disagreement on Sunday, Ms. Cheptegei’s boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her alight, causing burns across 80 per cent of her body, according to media reports. A global...

Guterres strongly condemns attack in Iran; over 100 reportedly killed

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·January 4, 2024·1 min read

More than 170 people have also been wounded according to Iranian officials at the scene. News reports citing local officials said that there were two explosions as thousands were walking along the route to a cemetery in Kerman which is the final resting place of Qassim Suleimani, who was killed...

World News in Brief: UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria, WFP supplies looted in Sudan, non-discrimination protections in the US

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·January 1, 2024·5 min read

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent investigations into the attacks that took place on Christmas Eve and to hold those responsible to account in fair trials. The violence occurred in the Plateau state, an ethnically and religiously diverse...

Lebanon: UN Force condemns attack on peacekeepers

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·January 1, 2024·1 min read

The windows of a patrol vehicle were also smashed. The patrol was attacked on Wednesday night (local time) by a group of young men in Taybeh in Marjayoun district, south Lebanon, the Force said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Attacks on men and women serving the cause of...

UN chief condemns Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns

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·December 30, 2023·2 min read

Overnight, Russian armed forces reportedly launched 158 missiles and drones in several waves targeting locations across Ukraine, including in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Cherkasy, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure “violate international...