The United Nations and UNICEF have condemned the mass shooting of an elementary school in Ovaldi, Texas, which killed 19 children.

In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed “deep shock and sadness at the news of the heinous mass shooting of an elementary school in Ovalda, Texas,” noting that “it is especially painful that most of the victims were children.” About his “sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims and to the whole society.”

“Once again, children have been attacked and killed on school benches, the only place outside the home where they should be safer,” said UNICEF Executive Director Katherine Russell, this time in Ovalda, Texas. back to their families.”

And she warned of the possibility of “a repeat of these incidents,” noting that “it happened yesterday in Texas. Where will it happen next? This year we have already seen horrific attacks on schools in Afghanistan, Ukraine, the US, West Africa, and beyond.”