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March 27, 2026 Peace and security
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva met in an urgent meeting to discussattack on a school in Iran's Minab, which claimed the lives of more than 100 children.
"Whatever differences there are between countries, we can all agree on one thing: they must not be resolved by killing children in schools," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
The missile strike killed 175 people.
An independent expert at the Human Rights Council stated that in nearly a month of war, more than 600 schools and educational institutions have been destroyed or seriously damaged. At least 230 children and teachers have been killed in these attacks.
Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed, reported that a US missile struck a primary school in Minab at 11:45 a.m. local time while classes were in session. At least 175 people were killed, most of them children aged 7 to 12.
According to Shahid, more than 1,000 civilians have died across Iran during the war, three million people have been forced to flee their homes, and hospitals and World Heritage sites have been destroyed.
"The killing of children can never, under any circumstances, be justified," she emphasized. Special Rapporteurs, it should be noted, are not UN employees and serve on a voluntary, unpaid basis.
Mother's testimony
Iranian resident Mohaddeseh Fallahat, who lost two children in the attack on a school in Minab, recounted the day the tragedy occurred: "Everything was as usual. I combed their hair and helped them put on their shoes and backpacks. Nothing foreshadowed that this would be our last meeting. As they left, they simply said, 'Mom, pick us up after school.' This phrase repeats in my head a thousand times, and each time my heart breaks with pain. No mother imagines that, after seeing her child off to school with a smile, she will later find herself in such a situation."
Iranian Foreign Minister: "This is not a mistake"
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that the attack on the school was deliberate and not a "miscalculation."
"This atrocity cannot be justified or concealed, and it must not be met with silence or indifference," he told the Council via video link.
Humanitarian aid deliveries
Meanwhile, during a briefing for journalists in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that aid deliveries from Dubai, a key logistics hub, are being restored following disruptions caused by the Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf.
Robert Blanchard, head of the WHO's emergency operations team, noted that the first two weeks of the crisis were extremely difficult, but the use of charter flights is now allowing for faster delivery of vital medicines, including for residents of Gaza.
The situation in Lebanon
UN officials in Lebanon are warning of a deepening crisis due to intensified Israeli attacks. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), evacuation orders have forced refugees to flee within a short period of time. more than a million people have fled their homes.
In southern Lebanon, more than 150,000 people have been cut off from the rest of the country due to the destruction of key bridges, which is also limiting access to humanitarian supplies.
Latest data from Iran
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports a rapidly deteriorating situation in Tehran. The city of 9 million people "seems completely empty."
Maria Martinez, the head of the organization's delegation in Iran, spoke of the tragedies suffered by rescue workers who discovered the bodies of their loved ones under the rubble. According to her, more than 1,900 people in Iran have died, and at least 20,000 have been injured.
According to the WHO, 21 attacks on healthcare workers and facilities have been recorded in Iran since the war began. Martinez noted that 17 Red Crescent centers were damaged, and approximately 100 ambulances were damaged or destroyed.
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