New York: The war in Ukraine urges for international cooperation and solidarity to support everyone impacted and to end the flagrant violation of international law, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
He was addressing to the United Nations General Assembly, which was holding a meeting on improving international collaboration. It was the fifth and final Assembly-led consultation, and Guterres praised all member states, as well as all other stakeholders, for their "constructive and active engagement" in the themed discussions.
Using the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as an example, Guterres stated that peace is the most essential global public good, and the UN was established to bring it. "A wake-up call about the challenges we confront and the terrible fantasy that the status quo is a viable choice," he said of the common agenda report. However, you are not need to read my report in order to awaken. "All you have to do is take a look around." He also told the delegates that a multi-front war was now "raging in the heart of Europe, in violation of the UN Charter."
He went on to say that the Summit would be an opportunity for leaders to resolve to changing their perilous course through multilateral collaboration, based on the ideals embodied in the UN Charter.
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