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UN human rights chief alarms over rising civilian toll in Yemen
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised alarms over the rising civilian casualties in Yemen, calling on all sides to show maximum restraint.
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UN human rights chief alarms over rising civilian toll in Yemen
- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk is alarmed by the rising civilian death toll in Yemen
- The UN urges all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint
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- · UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk is alarmed by the rising civilian death toll in Yemen
- · The UN urges all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint
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- · UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk is alarmed by the rising civilian death toll in Yemen
- · The UN urges all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint
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- 10:20 AM
UN News confirms High Commissioner Volker Türk's alarm over rising civilian casualties and his call for maximum restraint.
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- The exact number of recent civilian casualties mentioned in the UN's warning.
- Whether the warring parties in Yemen will heed the call to de-escalate.
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- 10:20 AM
UN News confirms High Commissioner Volker Türk's alarm over rising civilian casualties and his call for maximum restraint.
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