The United Nations is calling for the safe evacuation and repatriation of about 6,000 seafarers who are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. Multiple outlets report that the International Maritime Organization says the sailors are spread across hundreds of vessels and are unable to leave, including during a ceasefire period. The UN describes the situation as a humanitarian and human-rights crisis, citing urgent needs for basic services on board. According to reports, some sailors are left without access to sufficient food, water, fuel, medical care, or electricity while remaining on their ships. UN human rights chief Volker Turk is urging immediate steps to address the situation and enable seafarers to return home safely. The UN has not put forward specific operational details in the cited accounts, but it calls for urgent action to remedy the plight of thousands of maritime workers affected by the conflict in the broader Middle East region.
UN calls for evacuation of 6,000 stranded sailors in the Strait of Hormuz
The United Nations is calling for the safe evacuation and repatriation of about 6,000 seafarers who are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. Multiple outlets report that the International Maritime Organi...
- The UN urges the safe evacuation and repatriation of about 6,000 stranded sailors.
- The sailors are on hundreds of vessels in or around the Strait of Hormuz.
- The International Maritime Organization says they cannot evacuate, including during a ceasefire.
- Reported conditions include lack of food, water, fuel, medical care, and electricity.
- UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls the situation a humanitarian and human-rights crisis.
The seafarers have been left on their ships to fend for themselves without food, water, fuel, medical care, or electricity
2 hours agoThe United Nations on Friday called for the safe evacuation and repatriation of some 6,000 sailors stuck in a "dire humanitarian and human rights crisis" in the Strait of Hormuz. UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for urgent action to remedy the plight of thousands of seafarers caught up in the Middle East war, his spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo said.
3 hours agoThe International Maritime Organization has said there are at least 6,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels who are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, unable to evacuate during the ceasefire.
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