(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by reports of strikes on a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. “Strikes pose a growing risk to the civilian population in Yemen,” he said. “We continue to call on all parties to uphold their obligations under […]
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(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by reports of strikes on a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.
“Strikes pose a growing risk to the civilian population in Yemen,” he said. “We continue to call on all parties to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians.”
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols at the United Nations)