GENEVA, July 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - UN rights chief Volker Turk on Friday urged 
countries involved in the Middle East war to help evacuate and repatriate 
some 6,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Parties to the conflict should urgently work to facilitate safe passage for 
stranded seafarers to safely evacuate and disembark, as well as ensure the 
delivery of critical supplies," his spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told reporters 
in Geneva.