UN places Israel and Russia on sexual violence blacklist

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · May 29, 2026 · 693 words · By Reuters

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The United Nations on Friday (May 29, 2026) added Israel and Russia to a UN blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones, a move that prompted Israel’s foreign ministry to say it would sever all ties with UN…

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Guterres’ annual report to the UN Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence goes a step further than last year, when he put Israel and Russia “on notice” that they could be added to the list of parties “credibly suspected of committing or being…

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Israel’s arch enemy Hamas, whose October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel triggered the war in Gaza, was already on the blacklist and in a post on X on Thursday (May 28, 20260, Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon said ranking Israel with the militant group…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The United Nations on Friday (May 29, 2026) added Israel and Russia to a UN blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones”

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Multiple web search results from different sources (Yahoo News, and others) confirm that on May 29, 2026, the UN added Israel and Russia to the blacklist of parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Issues relating to the State of Israel and aspects of the Arab–Israeli conflict, and more recently the Iran–Israel conflict, occupy repeated annual debate times, resolutions and resources at the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_the_United_Nations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States ambassador to Israel is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Israel. Until 1948, the area that is now the state of Israel had bee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_Uni…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations is the de facto Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The per…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Is…

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Claim 2: “Mr. Guterres’ annual report to the UN Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence goes a step further than last year, when he put Israel and Russia “on notice””

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Web search results confirm that in August 2025, the UN chief put Israel and Russia 'on notice' regarding conflict-related sexual violence before the 2026 listing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki-moon from 1 January 2017. Six straw polls were held …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Nations_Secretary-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in June 2021 to choose the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Incumbent António Guterres was the only official candidate for the position. O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_Nations_Secretary-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese and East Timorese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. A m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Guterres

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Claim 3: “A new UN secretary-general is due to be appointed later this year.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that a selection process is being held for the next Secretary-General because António Guterres's term ends on December 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection is currently being held to choose the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. The incumbent Secretary-General is António Guterres of Portugal, whose …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Nations_Secretary-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrator of the United Nations who oversees the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the Unit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An under-secretary-general of the United Nations (USG) is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the secretary-general …
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Claim 4: “Israel’s arch enemy Hamas, whose October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel triggered the war in Gaza, was already on the blacklist”

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Multiple sources (Telegraph India, SAMAA TV) explicitly state that Hamas was already on the UN blacklist.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a UN blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas. "This is a political decision! Disconnected from the …
https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/israel-faces-united-nat…

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web search NEUTRAL — In August 2025, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced his intention to add Hamas to the UN’s blacklist of parties credibly suspected of using sexual violence in conflict.
https://forensictimes.com/the-perfect-crime-how-hamas-used-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas already on UN blacklist. The UN list includes countries, armed groups and organizations accused of committing sexual violence in conflict zones.
https://www.samaa.tv/2087351154-un-blacklists-israeli-entiti…

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Claim 5: “It said the cases... affected 280 men, 26 women and four girls.”

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Claim 6: “those repeatedly listed are barred from U.N. peacekeeping operations”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general lists of countries and UN member states; none of the provided sources explain the consequences of being on the sexual violence blacklist or mention barring from peacekeeping operations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kim Jong Un (born 8 January c. 1982–1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. He i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by estimated total population. It is based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Populat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization. All members have equal representation in the United Nations General Assembly. The Charter of th…
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Claim 7: “Israel’s foreign ministry to say it would sever all ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres”

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Multiple sources report that Israel's foreign ministry announced it would sever ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres following the blacklist decision.

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Claim 8: “The report said the U.N. human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine had verified 310 cases of conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by Russian armed and security forces.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions that the UN reported 310 verified cases of sexual violence by Russian forces, aligning with the claim.

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Claim 9: “this year’s report said that in 2025, “the United Nations verified multiple incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, including as a form of torture, inflicted against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.””

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The claim is directly corroborated by a cross-reference from Al Jazeera and a web search result referencing the 2026 Report of the Secretary-General.

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web search NEUTRAL — During the October 7 attacks, Israeli women, girls and men were reportedly subjected to sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault, by Hamas or ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... 21 April 2026 (was made public on 29 May 2026) Note: Excerpts of the report related to the Question of Palestine are reproduced here; ...
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/conflict-related-sexual-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... The report noted the continued documentation of patterns of sexual violence against Palestinians detained in Israel and the occupied Palestinian ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIXdt1lqIT/?img_index=3&hl=ar

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Claim 10: “Rape and gang rape, in some cases repeated, were perpetrated against nine victims, the majority from Gaza... perpetrators included Israeli armed and security forces”

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Claim 11: “It said 13 of the cases occurred in 2025, and 18 in 2023 and 2024.”

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While web search results discuss the general number of cases in 2025 and 2024, the specific breakdown of 13 cases in 2025 and 18 in 2023-2024 is not independently corroborated across multiple sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United Nations has for the first time added Russia and Israel to its annual blacklist of parties responsible for conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Despite limited access for international i…
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/05/29/8036897/

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web search NEUTRAL — The UN's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence listed 77 governmental and non-governmental entities from 12 countries suspected of committing or being responsible for sexual violence in co…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/russian-and-israeli-troops-blac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Globally, the UN verified over 9,300 reported cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2025, up from 4,600 in 2024. That doubling in a single year is alarming on its own.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/06/15/the-war-no-one-talks-a…

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