Del Ponte said that the role of the UN in the war in Syria had actually to do only with humanitarian aid. The UN has done nothing to bring peace to Syria, she said.
Del Ponte: UN failed, West betrayed the Kurds
Category: OHCHR
UN Conville: 92 civilians died since Turkey attack in NE Syria
UN Human Rights Commissioner Spokesman, Rupert Colville, said that “since a Turkish-led offensive across Syria’s northern border a month ago to push out Kurdish YPG fighters, at least 92 civilians have been killed.”
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UN: Conflict must be stopped to prevent humanitarian crisis
Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ursula Mueller, said that “almost 180,000 people, including close to 80,000 children, have fled south from the border areas between Turkey and Syria.”
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Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Syria
Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Syria, 15 october 2019
Since the Turkish military offensive began on 9 October, we have verified a number of civilian casualties each day as a result of airstrikes, ground-based strikes and sniper fire. The worst incident we are aware of so far, which we are still seeking to fully verify, is a report that at least four civilians, including two journalists, were killed and tens of others injured when a convoy of vehicles was hit by a Turkish airstrike. The attack reportedly took place on the Tel-Tamor – Ras al-Ain Highway on Sunday (13 October).
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Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Syria
We have begun receiving reports of civilian casualties – as of last night we had reports of seven civilians, including two women and a boy who had been killed with another boy injured, during the first two days of the Turkish operation. In addition, a civilian man was reported killed in Jarablus on 9 October and a woman and a boy injured yesterday during counter-attacks and ground strikes by Kurdish non-State armed groups.
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UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: A new wave of violence is the last thing Syrians need
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic notes with grave concern the military offensive and aerial campaign being launched in northeast Syria on 9 October. The last thing Syrians need now is a new wave of violence.
Open Letter from the civil society concerning the situation in Rojava (Syria) to UN
Herewith an Open letter from the civil society concerning the situation in Rojava (Syria) that was just sent to UN Secretary-General, the UN High-Commissioner for Refugees and the UN High-Commissioner for Human Rights.
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UN Secretary General concerned about potential Turkish action
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, “has called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint,” said a statement released by his spokesperson.
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