UNITED NATIONS: A top United Nations official warned Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain about the negative consequences of their diplomatic row with Qatar and called on them to restore diplomatic and economic ties to resolve disputes through talks.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said: “It is becoming clear that the measures being adopted are overly broad in scope and implementation, and have the potential to seriously disrupt the lives of thousands of women, children and men, simply because
they belong to one of the nationalities involved in the dispute.â€
“I urge all states involved to solve this dispute as quickly as possible through dialogue, to refrain from any actions that could affect the well-being, health, employment and integrity of their inhabitants, and to respect their obligations under international human rights law.â€