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He number of children killed in global conflicts tripled in 2023 compared to the previous year and from women doubledcondemned on Tuesday the High Commissioner UN on human
He number of children killed in global conflicts tripled in 2023 compared to the previous year and from women doubledcondemned on Tuesday the High Commissioner UN on human rights, Volker Türkin its update on the situation with fundamental freedoms on the planet.
The total number of civilian casualties in the numerous conflicts ravaging the planet in places such as A loop, Ukraine, Sudan, Burma, Syria or Yemenamong many others, grew by 72%Turk stated this at the opening of the 56th session Human Rights Councilwith reference to statistics from the department he heads.
“It’s heartbreaking to see how various parties to the conflict go beyond what is acceptable and legal on many fronts, with total disregard for others, trampling human rights,” the head of the human rights office assured the delegation of UN member states.
Considering this, ” killing civilians has become a daily routine, as well as the destruction of infrastructure. Shootings of children, bombing of hospitals, heavy artillery against entire communities,” he condemned.
Turk cited the situation in the Gaza Strip as the first example of these abuses, recalling that 120 thousand people were killed or injured eight months of Israeli attacks.
“The relentless attacks on the Gaza Strip are causing enormous suffering and widespread destruction. arbitrary obstruction of humanitarian aid continues. Israel continues to arbitrarily detain thousands of Palestinians. This can’t go on“Turk noted, recalling that UN reports indicate that Israel and Hamas They could commit war crimes.
The Austrian also stressed that since Israel intensified its operations in May RafahAt the southern tip of the Gaza Strip and the last refuge for many Palestinians who fled their homes in areas further north, “more than a million Palestinians They were forced to move again”.
In the war in Ukraine, the High Commissioner expressed concern about the deterioration of the situation in the country after two and a half years of Russian invasion and especially condemned the situation in Kharkivwhere is the recent Russian ground offensive “destroyed entire communities”.
“Many residents, mostly elderly, are hiding in basements, without electricity, water or adequate food, while the area suffers. intensive attacks using explosives– said the Austrian.
Turk also recalled that repeated waves of large-scale Russian attacks on energy infrastructure destroyed 68% of Ukraine’s electricity generation capacity, “putting the system in point of no returnespecially before winter.”
But Turk also mentioned other conflicts less visible in newspaper headlines and on television, in places such as Sahel, Democratic Republic of the CongoSyria, Haiti or Sudanthe last country which, according to the High Commissioner “it is being destroyed before our eyes”.
The generals leading both sides of the conflict in Sudan “are responsible for possible war crimes and other atrocities,” including ethnically motivated attacks and sexual violence– he assured.
“They are ultimately responsible for the impact of their actions on the civilian population, resulting in consequences such as mass displacement, threat of famineor growing humanitarian disaster“Said the High Commissioner.
At other levels that have not yet reached the level of open conflict, Türk also warned on Tuesday about speeches “that they turn migrants into scapegoats“which, in his opinion, has become commonplace “among populists and the far right” in European election campaigns, North America and other regions.
He also reported setbacks for women and girls in different countrieswith striking examples in Iran And Afghanistanwhere they suffer serious violations of their fundamental freedoms.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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