The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on a “maximum deduction” on Thursday and reiterated that Israel and Iran are linked by international humanitarian law.

“The large -scale and continuous attacks of Israel through Iran, and missile and drone strikes launched in response by Iran, inflict serious human rights and humanitarian impacts on civilians, and Risk of fixing the whole region on fire“He said in a press release.

“” The only way to get out of this climbing spiral illogical is a maximum restraintFull respect for international law and return in good faith to the negotiating table, “he said.

Appalling collateral damage

The head of the Rights of the United Nations also expressed his deep concern about the impact on civilians.

“” It is appalling to see how civilians are treated as collateral damage in the conduct of hostilities“He said, adding that the threats and the inflammatory rhetoric of senior officials on both sides suggest a” disturbing intention “to inflict damage to civilians.

Air strikes, missiles and drone attacks – launched by Israel and Iran since June 13 – have caused heavy damage to civil infrastructure and have won hundreds of lives.

According to Iranian authorities, at least 224 people were killed, while human rights groups report significantly higher figures. In Israel, officials report 24 deaths and more than 840 injuries so far.

Generalized panic

Warnings from the two governments have also caused a widespread panic among civilians.

The call of Israel to civilians to evacuate Tuesday triggered panic through Tehran, causing heavy traffic jams on the motorways. The movement would have been hampered across the country by fuel shortages, causing queues for several hours in the service stations.

Refugee

The United Nations High Commissioner Office for Refugees (Hcr) expressed serious concerns about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, adding that he was monitoring the reports that people are in movement in Iran and that some leave for neighboring countries.

UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that the situation remained fluid and difficult to verify.

“” Iran has long welcomed the largest population of Afghan refugees in the world. Now, his own people have a devastation and fear“Added Mr. Baloch.

He also underlined the principle of non-refoulement, calling for neighboring countries to give protection to anyone fleeing violence and not to return them.

Iran welcomes around 3.5 million refugees and those of refugee type situations, including some 750,000 Afghans registered and more than 2.6 million undocumented people.

Regional concerns

There are already regional benefits, with missile launches from Yemen to Israel and the Palestinian territory occupied and increased tensions involving armed groups in Iraq, according to Ochha.

“” This escalation takes place while the region is already struggling with growing humanitarian needs, strongly reduced funding and an operational space forced to humanitarian action“Said the office in a Flash update Posted Wednesday.

“De -escalation is vital to prevent new suffering from civilians and the displacements of the population,” said OCHA.

Speaking of Gaza City in the north of the occupied territory, Olga Cherevko of the United Nations Coordination Office, Ochhasaid that the water pumps had stopped on a site for people displaced there Wednesday “Because there is no fuel”.

“We are really – unless the situation changes – A few hours before a catastrophic decline and a closure of more installations if no fuel penetrates or more fuel is not immediately recovered, “she said News News.

In its latest emergency update, OCHA said that without immediate fuel entry or access to reserves, 80% of Gaza intensive care units for births and medical emergencies will close.

More killed by looking for help

Development comes as the Gaza authorities reported that 15 people had been killed near a help center for aid center on Thursday.

On Tuesday, not verified videos from another incident circulating on social networks have shown corpses in the street near a rescue center in the southern city of Khan Younis, which would have followed an artillery fire.

Finding food is a daily challenge for increasingly desperate Gazans who are “Just wait for food and hope to find something so as not to look at their children starving before their eyes“Said Ms. Cherevko.

She added: “I spoke with a woman a few days ago when she told me that she had gone with one of her friends who was nine months pregnant in the hope of finding food.

Of course, they did not succeed because they were too afraid of entering areas where there could be incidents like those who have been reported in the past few days. »»

Search for shelter

Back in Gaza City, Ms. Cherenko of Ocha said that the conditions in the shelters in Gaza are now “absolutely horrible” and more and more congested – “there are people who come constantly from the north,” added the veteran, while others are also going north, probably closer to the entry points for aid conveyors.

The quantity of help entering Gaza today remains extremely limited and well below the 600 trucks per day which reached the enclave before the start of the war in October 2023. In its last updateOcha reported that “famine and an increasing probability of famine” are still present in the enclave. It is estimated that 55,000 pregnant women are now confronted with miscarriage, mortincy and undernourished newborns following the food shortage.

Famine regime

“With the very limited aid volume that has entered, Everyone continues to face famine and people are constantly risking their lives to try to find something“Continued Ms. Cherevko.

“” You eat or [you’re] left with the choice to die of hunger to death. “”

After more than 20 months of war, triggered by terrorist attacks led by Hamas in Israel, 82% of the Gaza territory is either a militarized Israeli area, or affected by evacuation orders.

Three months since hostilities re -granted on March 18, more than 680,000 people were newly moved. “Without a safe place, many people have sought refuge in all available spaces, including overcrowded travel sites, makeshift shelters, damaged buildings, streets and open areas,” said Ocha.

With the support of the United Nations, the electrical network on the central islands of Java, Madura and Bali – which house more than 160 million people – is now improved and modernized to adapt to fluctuating energy and wind energy loads.

“Due to our cooperation with the UN, we now have a plan for an intelligent grid and we work to allow it to transparently integrate electricity from renewable energies in accordance with national priorities,” said Evy Haryadi, director of transmission and planning of the system to the public company Public Pt Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN). “This will represent a huge step forward in the decarbonization energy system of Indonesia. »»

As pointed out during a recent visit to Jakarta by the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Climate Action and the Transition, Selwin Hart, the Smart Grid initiative – supported by the United Nations Office for Project Services (Peoples) – is an integral part of the broader assistance of the United Nations in Indonesia to ensure a fair energy transition.

This includes the work of the United Nations Development Program (Predict) Bring renewable energies to the distant islands not linked to the national network and the International Labor Organization (Ilo) to support the government in the development of green skills.

“The UN in Indonesia works in close partnership with the government to support its energy transition objectives in accordance with the Sustainable development objectives (SDD)), “Said Gita Sabharwal, coordinator of United Nations residents for Indonesia.” We provide rapid response solutions and technical expertise to help accelerate progress towards government objectives in green energy. »»

The country’s supply of electricity supply 2025-2034, launched in May, describes a strategic transition to a cleaner and investment-oriented energy future. It targets 42.6 GW of new renewable energy capacity and 10.3 GW of storage, while limiting a new Fossil fuel capacity to 16.6 GW. The plan is designed to align the climate commitments of Indonesia with the SDGs and improve national energy resilience.

The intelligent network and, at the base, the control center which manages the supply and demand for electricity, are crucial for this effort. The country expects an increase in the construction of renewable productions after the modernization of the Jamali control center is completed.

Historically, the electrical networks have been designed to receive electricity from sources with relatively constant production, such as coal, natural gas or hydroelectricity. However, some renewable sources work differently: solar plants only generate electricity when the sun shines and wind energy only when the wind blows. In a so-called “smart network”, the control center must be able to adjust the electricity supply of renewable energies and balance it with stable sources such as coal, depending on real-time weather conditions and consumption models. He will also use large -scale batteries to store excess electricity, for example, solar energy generated for particularly sunny periods.

Created in the early 1980s, Jamali Grid Control Center covered 79% of Indonesia’s production capacity. The design of the intelligent network system, delivered by UNOPS, allows the control center to incorporate renewable energy forecasting capacities and network analysis tools to support stability and safety, among other advanced features.

The detailed engineering design of the Jamali Main Control Center includes plans to consolidate five regional control centers in two to improve efficiency while maintaining redundancy. UNOPS has also completed the tender process and the selection of suppliers for the implementation of the design and strengthens the capacity of the PLN staff involved in the operations of the control center to effectively manage the new technology.

From design to implementation

Construction workers and engineers are now working hard on the PLN campus in Depok, just outside Jakarta, implementing the design provided by UNOPS. The completion of the control center is expected by the end of 2025. During this phase, UNOPS is responsible for monitoring the selected suppliers who build, install, configure and ultimately the commissioning of the new center.

“UNOPS has expertise and project management know-how to continue supporting us and ensuring the transparent and opportune delivery of the project, in accordance with original specifications,” said Haryadi de Pln. “At the same time, we strengthen our internal capacity to possibly resume the task.”

The work progresses on time. The new buildings are widely completed and the installation of the industrial surveillance system – central to the operation of the control center – is completed at around 40%. Based on the success of the initiative, discussions are underway to reproduce the design of the four control centers which manage the supply of electricity on other islands across the country.

UNOP supports this modernization as part of the Energy Transition Partnership of Southeast Asia (FTE), which provides technical expertise to the partner countries in the region to help their national energy commitments comply with Paris Agreement and the ODDs. FTE is a multi-donator partnership, supported by the governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and philanthropic donors. FTE operates in Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam, as well as at the regional level of the Anase, and works in collaboration to mobilize and coordinate resources to facilitate a fair energy transition in the region.

“The upgrading of the control center promises to change the situation for the energy mixture of Indonesia,” said Sabharwal. “Our support is a striking example of United Nations assistance in intermediate income countries: working behind the scenes and providing basic technical expertise, we support the government of energy security by accelerating green transformation.”