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View Source | February 26, 2024 8:13 pm

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday began a new session of the international body’s Human Rights Council by declaring the world is becoming “less safe by the day.

He cited combatants in such places as Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Sudan are said they were turning a “blind eye” to international law.

“The multiplication of conflicts is causing unprecedented suffering,” Guterres also said.

He defended UNRWA, the agency for Palestinian refugees, as the “backbone” of aid efforts in Gaza at a time when top Israeli authorities have called for its dismantling over evidence employees were active participants in Hamas’ Oct. 2023 terror attack on Israel, the glorified the acts.

The U.N. human rights chief, Volker Türk, said the international body has “become a lightning rod for manipulative propaganda.”

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