Guterres’ rare statement: The Gaza war has weakened the credibility and authority of the Security Council

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, after the unprecedented action of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in activating Article 99 of the UN Charter to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which failed with the veto of the United States, Guterres emphasized today, Saturday, that he will not stop insisting on a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. It allows the Secretary General to invite the members of the Security Council to an urgent meeting in cases where he feels that “world security and peace” is in danger and ask them to take urgent action in this regard.

Guterres, who was speaking at a conference in Doha, the capital of Qatar, admitted in a rare statement that “the war in Gaza has weakened the credibility and legitimacy of the UN Security Council…”

The United States of America vetoed the United Nations Security Council resolution to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday morning. 13 members of the council voted in favor of this resolution. Britain abstained and the United States vetoed it.

The vote on this resolution was postponed due to the efforts of several Arab countries to persuade the United States to refuse to veto it. .

America has been the main supporter of this regime since the beginning of Israel’s military attacks in Gaza, and has helped fuel the war by sending weapons and political support.

In the weeks leading up to the war, Joe Biden’s administration, in the face of continued calls for help in establishing a ceasefire in Gaza, said the White House only supported “ceasefires” in Gaza and was not in favor of a ceasefire that could benefit Hamas.

While human rights activists and some politicians of the Democratic Party have repeatedly asked Biden to put pressure on Israel to end the operation that led to the deaths of thousands of civilians.

Paul O’Brien, from Amnesty International, said last Wednesday: “Short-term breaks are not enough to meet field needs and address the human rights situation in Gaza.”

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