We strongly condemn the latest surge in violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Civilian casualties mount as there is intense shelling in urban areas.
Just today, an @AzRedCrescent volunteer died. He was a father of two.
Civilian casualties mount as there is intense shelling in urban areas.
Just today, an @AzRedCrescent volunteer died. He was a father of two.
With the @IFRC and the Red Cross Red Crescent family, we offer our most heartfelt condolences to the family of the volunteer.
Two other volunteers were injured.
Two other volunteers were injured.
Death.
Destruction.
Desolation.
The intense shelling we witnessed today is unacceptable.
Destruction.
Desolation.
The intense shelling we witnessed today is unacceptable.
Since the onset of the escalation at the end of September we’ve urged the sides to take all feasible measures to protect & spare civilians & civilian infrastructure like hospitals, schools, markets & cultural property.
These are obligations under international humanitarian law.
These are obligations under international humanitarian law.
These latest exchanges signal that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict risks spiraling out of control. It is civilians across the region who are suffering the consequences.
Civilian lives are being lost at an alarming rate.
People are suffering life-changing injuries.
Civilian lives are being lost at an alarming rate.
People are suffering life-changing injuries.
We are in contact with the sides in bilateral, confidential dialogue to remind them of their obligations under international humanitarian law.
The appalling scenes that we are seeing cannot continue.
The appalling scenes that we are seeing cannot continue.
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