‘Step back from the brink,’ to avert full-scale Middle East conflict, says UN chief

adminApril 14, 2024September 19, 2024013 mins

“It is vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East…Now is the time for maximum restraint,” the UN Secretary-General told delegates at the opening of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Mr. Guterres explained that the emergency session was called by Israel…

‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

adminFebruary 23, 2024September 18, 2024015 mins

“Two years on and a decade since Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, the war in Ukraine remains an open wound at the heart of Europe,” António Guterres said. “It is high time for peace – a just peace, based on the UN Charter, international law…