US EditionUN chief Guterres invokes Article 99 of charter over Gaza crisis
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council of a global threat from the Gaza war and called for a humanitarian ceasefire.
- Guterres highlighted the severe risk of a collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza and urged the Security Council to take action.
- Arab states and the United Arab Emirates called for support of Guterres' ceasefire appeal, while the United States did not support further Security Council action.
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The UN secretary-general invoked 'Article 99' to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?
It's called “Article 99.” And it hasn't been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli offensive and escalating civilian casualties, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rarely exercised power this week to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. He urged members to demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire.Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter — last used over h…
UN Secretary General invokes Article 99, warning of ‘severe risk’ of humanitarian crisis in Gaza
UN Secretary General António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter on Wednesday due to humanitarian conditions in Gaza amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In a letter posted across Guterres’ social media platforms, he stressed that the health care system in Gaza is “collapsing” partially due to Israeli bombings on hospitals in Gaza. Human Rights Watch previously called for these attacks to be investigated as war crimes because Israel ha…
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