Yemen: Turk alarmed by rising civilian toll, urges restraint

Escalating conflict in Yemen is killing and injuring a growing number of civilians, the UN human rights chief warned on Monday, as Houthi rebels also strike Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping linked to the wider Iran–US confrontation.

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Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 PM

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Machine translated from DE. Original: Yemen: Türk alarmed by rising civilian toll, urges restraint

UN Peace and Security reported: Yemen: Türk alarmed by rising civilian toll, urges restraint
Escalating conflict in Yemen is killing and injuring a growing number of civilians, the UN human rights chief warned on Monday, as Houthi rebels also strike Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping linked to the wider Iran–US confrontation.
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Source country: International
Published (UTC): 2026-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
Source: UN Peace and Security
Original source: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/08/1168151

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