'As always, in any armed conflict, it is civilians who end up paying the ultimate price,' UN rights chief Volker Turk cautioned. 'Bombs and missiles are not the way to resolve differences but only result in death, destruction and human misery.'

GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the normalization of the use of force to resolve disputes, warning that conflicts create “a human rights wasteland.” “We must…

Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon, speaking to reporters before the meeting, said it was “hypocrisy” to condemn the airstrikes.