Diane Kimura

UN Secretary-Gener al Antonio Guterres claimed at the weekend that the death toll in Gaza is "unprecedented during my time as secretary-gener al."

This statement is false.

Guterres has been secretary-gener al of the UN since 2017.

During that time:

- Tens of thousands, most Christians, killed by Islamists in northern Nigeria

- Tens of thousands killed in Sudan's internal conflicts

- 39,000-49,000 killed in Armenia-Azerbai jan crisis

- 45,000 or more killed in Myanmar's ongoing civil war

- 40,000-50,000 killed in Mexico's ongoing drug war

- Over 80,000 killed in Syria's ongoing civil war

- Over 100,000 killed in the Russia-Ukraine war

- Over 100,000 died in Yemen as a result of the ongoing civil war

- 180,000-600,000 died in internal conflict in Ethiopia

Calling the 30,000 deaths in Gaza "unprecedented" is a lie meant to delegitimize Israel's efforts to defend itself.