NEW YORK, (PIC)
Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said in media statements Thursday evening that UN Chief António Guterres is determined to continue efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
He pointed out that Guterres urged the Security Council in an urgent message to press for a ceasefire to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
Guterres earlier invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, which says the secretary-general may inform the council of matters he believes threaten international peace and security. “The international community has a responsibility to use all its influence to prevent further escalation and end this crisis,” he said.
Guterres’ statements sparked Israeli anger, saying that his tenure as head of the world’s body was “a danger to world peace.”
