‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council

Updating the ambassadors on the

on protecting civilians in armed conflict, Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that hostilities in densely populated areas, “sharply” increased the risks of death and injury for civilians.

“When explosive weapons were used in populated areas, about 90 per cent of casualties were civilians,…