UN human rights office to investigate potential violations in Lebanon war

Key facts

• The UN human rights office will deploy investigators to Lebanon to assess potential violations of international law.
• UN human rights chief Volker Türk stated the mission is the first of its kind.
• The investigation will examine violations by all parties involved in the conflict.
• Lebanon was drawn into the wider Middle East conflict on March 2.
• More than 1.24 million Lebanese are expected to face crisis levels of food insecurity.

The UN human rights office will deploy a team of investigators to Lebanon next week to assess potential violations of international law by all parties during the current war, UN human rights chief Volker Türk announced. This marks the first time such an assessment mission will be sent.