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Guterres warns against Red Sea escalation
The UN chief’s appeal came a day after the United States and the United Kingdom, with the support of other countries, launched airstrikes across multiple parts of Yemen in response. The UN Security Council is meeting in New York to discuss the crisis, just days after adopting a resolution demanding an end to the Houthi…
Read MoreUN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’
“Rather than doubling down on failed approaches of violence and coercion that have singularly failed in the past, I urge everyone involved to step out of the illogic of escalation that has only ended in dead bodies, shattered lives and utter despair,” he said in a statement. Record killings in 2022 Mr. Türk reported…
Read MoreUN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria
Mr. Pedersen feared the ramp-up in military operations has the potential to unravel a strategic stalemate in the war that has brought relative calm for almost three years. ‘Escalatory dynamics’ “In repeated briefings, I have warned of the dangers of military escalation in Syria. I am here in person today to tell you that escalatory…
Read MoreUN Humanitarian Coordinator ‘gravely concerned’ by escalation of violence in Gaza |
In a statement published on Saturday, Ms. Hastings expressed her grave concern for the situation that has left more than 100 Palestinians injured, as well as 7 Israelis. Residential areas in both Gaza and Israel have also been hit and 31 families in Gaza are now homeless. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza is already dire…
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