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WHO chief: areas near WHO Tehran office struck two consecutive nights — all staff safe
·Tehran, Iran
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X that areas near the WHO's Iran office in Tehran were hit by strikes over two consecutive nights. All WHO Iran office colleagues are accounted for and none were injured. The incident highlights the risk to international health and UN personnel operating in Tehran.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Tuesday via X that areas near the WHO's Tehran office were hit by US-Israeli strikes over the past two nights (March 29-30 and March 30-31). 'Fortunately all WHO Iran office colleagues are accounted for and none were injured,' Tedros wrote. The WHO Iran office is a permanent UN health mission monitoring the conflict's humanitarian impact on Iranian civilians. Strikes near the WHO office come as the WHO has been tracking casualties across Iran's 21+ provinces, and as Amnesty International reported at least 1,900 killed in Iran as of March 27 (including 100+ Minab schoolchildren). The near-miss adds to growing concerns about strikes in civilian and diplomatic areas of Tehran — the commercial district strike on March 29 and the Vard Avar residential district strike warning on D32 are prior examples. UN Special Rapporteur Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh had already called for investigations into civilian infrastructure strikes.
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