Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties
Nov 15, 2022, at 08:49 pm
New York: A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there, said the UN human rights chief on Monday.
Civilian casualties rise, despite progress in eliminating cluster bombs
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:03 pm
New York: Casualties caused by lethal cluster munitions continued to increase in 2020, despite progress in efforts to eliminate these weapons, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday.
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan exceed 10,000 for 6th straight year: UN report
Feb 23, 2020, at 09:28 am
United Nations/Xinhua: More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed or injured last year, UN News reported Saturday, citing a United Nations report that details record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.