The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, invoked what is considered the most powerful diplomatic instrument that you have at your disposal. In a letter addressed to the UN Security Council, the Portuguese invoked Article 99 of the United Nations Charter, which states that “The Secretary-General may draw the attention of the Security Council to any matter which, in his opinion, may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.”.
It is the first time that Guterres has invoked this article since taking office as UN Secretary-General on January 1, 2017. In the letter, Guterres calls on the Security Council to apply pressure to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe and calls for the declaration of a humanitarian catastrophe. ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
He also states that he hopes that public order in the Gaza Strip collapse soonas The humanitarian system completely collapses..
“The situation is rapidly deteriorating, turning into a catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications for the Palestinians as a whole and for peace and security in the region. Such an outcome must be avoided at all costs,” wrote António Guterres.
Source: TSF
