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With ‘Hell Breaking Loose in Lebanon’, Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Tell Hizbullah, Israel ‘in One Clear Voice’: Step Back from Catastrophic War

Sounding the alarm that “hell is breaking loose in Lebanon”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the Security Council in an emergency meeting to call on Hizbullah and Israel to pull back from the brink of a potentially catastrophic regional war. Sounding the alarm that “hell is breaking loose in Lebanon”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the Security Council in an emergency meeting to call on Hizbullah and Israel to pull back from the brink of a potentially catastrophic regional war.

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Adopting Presidential Statement, Security Council Calls for Unified Leadership to Maintain International Peace, Resolve Growing Lethal Conflicts

Ahead of an all-day meeting, with 90 speakers expected to take the floor, the Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (to be issued as S/PRST/2024/5) affirming the principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and underscoring that the need to strengthen resolve to maintain international peace and security, consistent with the Charter, is more pressing than ever.

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With Political Will, ‘Diplomacy Can Succeed’, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial-Level Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

“Let us intensify our efforts to seek peace in Ukraine,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged a ministerial-level Security Council meeting today, as speakers debated ways to stop the war in that country, with some offering mediation and pledging support and others calling for the cessation of weapon delivery to the Russian Federation.