UN warns use of force in global disputes being 'normalised'GENEVA, Feb 28, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The UN rights chief warned Friday that leaders were increasingly wielding power for power's sake and normalising the use of force to solve disputes, spurring surging numbers of global conflicts. "The world is upside down," Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. "The threat and use of force to solve disputes is becoming more frequent and normalised," he said. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights cautioned that the growing number of conflicts came at a devastating cost, causing "a human rights wasteland". "The world cannot stand by as the edifice of international humanitarian and human rights law is dismantled before our eyes," he warned.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 28, 2026 03:00 UTC