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The report by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was presented to the organization’s executive board, on which both Russia and the United States sit. (File photo/Reuters)
It covered events in the first nine months of 2022 and classified the situation in Ukraine, which Russia invaded on 24 February, as one of eight serious global health emergencies.
America and Russia came face to face on Saturday World The health organization’s report on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, which Moscow said was politically motivated and Washington called for it to be swiftly updated.
The report by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was presented to the organization’s executive board, on which both Russia and the United States sit.
It covered events in the first nine months of 2022 and classified the situation in Ukraine, which Russia invaded on February 24, as one of eight serious global health emergencies.
The report documented more than 14,000 civilian casualties, with 17.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 7.5 million Ukrainian refugees displaced across Europe.
The WHO report said that out of 471 attacks with heavy weapons on health facilities globally, 448 took place in Ukraine.
Russia’s representative on the WHO board called it political and one-sided and called the reference to Ukraine a baseless allegation.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians in Ukraine as it launches a special military operation that has also devastated Ukrainian cities, killed thousands of fighters, and shaken the global economy.
Sheba Crocker, the US representative to the United Nations, called for an updated report to document events in Ukraine since September.
“Russia’s attacks … have caused inexplicable damage to civilians and critical infrastructure in Ukraine,” he told the board meeting, according to a statement from his office.
“…this senseless death and destruction takes a cruel toll on children, the elderly and other vulnerable groups’ access to critical health care,” Crocker said.
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