The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to address the escalating violence along the Thailand-Cambodia border, according to a diplomatic source. The closed-door session is scheduled for 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) at UN headquarters in New York.
This urgent briefing comes in response to a surge of deadly clashes that broke out earlier this week along contested areas separating Thailand and Cambodia. The violent confrontations have resulted in several fatalities and forced hundreds of civilians to flee their homes.
Thailand has released a statement on Thursday, condemning Cambodia for launching an unprovoked attack on civilian areas, including a gas station and hospital.
The Ministry of Public Health has released updated figures on casualties stemming from the latest Thai-Cambodian border skirmishes with a total of 14 fatalities—13 civilians and 1 military personnel—alongside 46 individuals reported injured across various levels of severity.
Calling for restraint, Tommy Pigott, deputy spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, urged all parties to halt hostilities immediately, safeguard civilians, and pursue a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
