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UN rights chief: Anyone with influence in Mideast must work to avert further escalation
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk listens to delegates after delivering his report of the situation in the West Bank and Gaza during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 29, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
The UN human rights chief urges intervention to stave off any further escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, voicing alarm.
“UN High Commissioner Volker Türk calls on all states and actors with influence in the region and beyond to avert further escalation and do everything they can to ensure full respect for international law,” a spokesperson for Turk says at a Geneva press briefing.
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