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Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount as war enters second winter

·November 27, 2023·3 min read

The Monitoring Mission stated that the casualty figure represents deaths verified according to its methodology, cautioning that the actual figure may be significantly higher given the challenges and time required for verification. “Ten thousand civilian deaths is a grim milestone for Ukraine,” said Danielle Bell, head of the Monitoring Mission,...

Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection

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·October 28, 2023·1 min read

The resolution breaks the deadlock at the UN over a response to the Israel-Palestine crisis which erupted on 7 October, where Member States on the Security Council have failed to reach agreement on four draft resolutions. Click here for our coverage of the Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on the crisis....

War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

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·September 21, 2023·2 min read

Rosemary DiCarlo called on the national army and so-called Rapid Support Forces to lay down their arms, more than five months after they began facing off in the streets of Khartoum. She told a high level ministerial event on The Cost of Inaction in Sudan taking place at UN Headquarters...

Ukraine: Concerns mount over influx of weapons and growing civilian casualties

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·June 30, 2023·2 min read

Since her last briefing in May, said Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, reports from open sources indicate an influx in the transfer of heavy conventional weapons, including battle tanks, combat aircraft, artillery and missile systems. “There are reports that the supply of arms and ammunition has accelerated...

Ukraine: UN delivers aid to millions, as civilian suffering continues

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·May 27, 2023·1 min read

Humanitarians reached 5.4 million people in Ukraine with desperately needed aid by April this year, including cash assistance, food, health services, and medicines, the UN said on Friday....

Sudan: New effort needed to restore civilian rule, transition to democracy

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·March 4, 2023·2 min read

During an update to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN rights chief highlighted the death on Tuesday of a 17-year-old demonstrator, shot dead by a police officer in the Sharq Alnil area of Khartoum, “one of 125 people to die since protests began over 16 months ago, one...

Ukraine: Civilian attacks ‘must end immediately’ says UN, as search for Dnipro survivors continues

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·January 17, 2023·2 min read

Associate Spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told Monday’s regular briefing for correspondents in New York that António Guterres had condemned Saturday evening’s missile strike adding that it was “another example of a suspected violation of the laws of war.” Violation of international law In a statement issued later in the day, the...

Sudan: Start of final phase towards civilian rule an ‘important step’

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·January 10, 2023·1 min read

Military and civilian leaders began meeting in the capital Khartoum, on Sunday, for four days of talks aimed at reaching a deal on governing during a two-year period ahead of elections. Building on progress “This step builds on the progress achieved upon the signing of the Political Framework Agreement on 5...

Ukraine: ‘Multiple civilian causalities’ as new year dawns

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·January 4, 2023·1 min read

Citing UN humanitarian colleagues, he informed the media at the regular daily press briefing that intensified violence in different regions of the war-torn country caused “multiple civilian casualties”, which included children and journalists. “Ukrainian authorities reported more than 50 civilian casualties on December 31st alone”, said Mr. Haq. Mounting casualties ...

Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties |

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·November 15, 2022·1 min read

According to latest UN figures, at least 613 civilians have been killed and 948 injured so far this year – the highest number since 2017 and nearly a third more than 2021. Most of the casualties, 315 killed and 686 injured, have been due to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), nearly all...

UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks |

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·June 13, 2022·3 min read

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the UN was “concerned over the deteriorating security situation…and the increase of attacks against civilians by the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) and the M23 as well as the on-going presence of other foreign armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Red Tabara and the...