UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a Security Council meeting on Thursday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a “brutal war” and must end.
“The scope of the war against Ukraine is meaningless, its scale is brutal, and the potential for global damage is limitless. The cycle of death and destruction must stop. It is time for us to unite and end this war,” said the Portuguese official. diplomat.
Guterres reiterated to Moscow and Kiev that “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates its territorial integrity and the United Nations Charter”.
The UN Secretary-General recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the war between the two countries and the opening of humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from Mariupol.
According to UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, the third operation launched by the United Nations “aims to evacuate other civilians from Mariupol and Azovstal”.
“I won’t say more about it until the operation is complete, but what I can say is that we’re finally starting to see the fruits of our labor over the past few weeks,” Griffiths said. A long time to agree on a ceasefire and ceasefire at the local level”.
“I am very happy and very relieved that we have finally made some progress,” said the head of humanitarian affairs.
Food security – During the UN Security Council, Guterres advocated measures to combat the impact of war on the world food crisis.
“We need swift and decisive action to ensure a steady flow of food and energy to open markets, lift export restrictions, allocate surplus and reserves to those who need them, and address rising food prices to appease market volatility,” Guterres said. said.
The UN Secretary-General also declared that “to find an important solution to global food insecurity, despite the war, Ukrainian agricultural production and Russian and Belarusian food and fertilizer production must be reintegrated into world markets”.
He also assured that he would “do his best to facilitate a dialogue and make it a reality” and warned that “the conflict – in all its dimensions – is fueling a crisis that is also destroying global energy and upsetting financial markets”. exacerbates extreme security vulnerabilities for systems and developing countries”.
source: Noticias
