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Yemen: Amid spike in casualties, UN relief official says civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war’

Yemen: Amid spike in casualties, UN relief official says civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war’

Dec 29, 2017, at 09:44 am

New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): After separate airstrikes on a crowded market and a rural farm left nearly 70 people dead earlier this week in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country denounced the incidents and reminded the warring parties of their international legal obligations to spare civilian lives and infrastructure.

Casualties from cluster munitions double in 2016; Syrians most-affected – UN-backed report

Casualties from cluster munitions double in 2016; Syrians most-affected – UN-backed report

Sep 02, 2017, at 09:38 am

New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Even as countries continue to ratify and implement the international treaty prohibiting the use of cluster munitions, casualties from these notorious weapons doubled in the past year, with civilians accounting for nearly all the victims, according to a United Nations-backed civil society report.

UN refugee agency 'shocked' by reported airstrike and casualties in Yemen

UN refugee agency 'shocked' by reported airstrike and casualties in Yemen

Jul 20, 2017, at 06:23 am

New York, July 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Wednesday said that it is “deeply shocked and saddened” at reports of the deaths and injuries of internally displaced persons in an aerial attack on the embattled Mawza district in Yemen's Taizz governorate.

Civilian casualties up 66 per cent in eastern Ukraine during summer – UN report

Civilian casualties up 66 per cent in eastern Ukraine during summer – UN report

Sep 16, 2016, at 04:08 am

New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report released on Thursday shows a 66 per cent increase in the number of conflict-related civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine and describes the deterioration of the human rights situation there, as a result of escalating hostilities between the Government and non-Government forces from June to August.

Afghan civilian casualties hit half-year record, with 5,166 dead or maimed – UN

Afghan civilian casualties hit half-year record, with 5,166 dead or maimed – UN

Jul 26, 2016, at 02:59 am

New York, July 25 (Just Earth News): In the first six months of this year, 5,166 civilians were either killed or maimed in Afghanistan, a half-year record since counting began in 2009, a United Nations report published on Monday shows.