UN Chief on the situation at the Blue Line | United Nations | Security Council Media Stakeout (full)

The Secretary-General is expected to speak to reporters at the Security Council stakeout on the situation at the Blue Line.

Secretary-General António Guterres voiced his “profound concerns” about escalation between Israel and Hezbollah along the Blue Line, reiterating that “the risk for the conflict in the Middle East to widen is real -- and must be avoided.”

Guterres today (21 Jun) spoke to reporters in New York.

“Let’s be clear: The people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza,” the UN chief said.

He continued, “On both sides of the Blue Line, many lives have already been lost, tens of thousands of people have been displaced, and homes and livelihoods have been destroyed. Bushfires sparked by explosions are further devastating communities and the environment. Unexploded ordnance and remnants of war litter the landscape.”

Guterres said, “These pose additional threats to people in both Israel and Lebanon and to United Nations and humanitarian personnel.”

The UN chief stressed, “The parties must urgently recommit to the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 and immediately return to a cessation of hostilities.”

“Civilians must be protected. Children, journalists and medical workers should never be targeted. And displaced communities must be able to return to their homes,” he added.

“The world must say loudly and clearly: immediate de-escalation is not only possible – it is essential,” the Secretary-General reiterated.

He continued, “There is no military solution. Further military escalation will only guarantee more suffering, more devastation to communities in Lebanon and Israel, and more potentially catastrophic consequences for the region.”

“It is time for reason and rationality. It is time for practical and pragmatic engagement by the parties to the diplomatic and political avenues available to them,” Guterres stressed.

The UN chief told reporters that the world body is “actively engaging to promote peace, security and stability, in line with Security Council Resolution 1701. UN peacekeepers – UNIFIL - are on the ground working to de-escalate tensions and help prevent miscalculation.”

“The cessation of hostilities and progress toward a permanent ceasefire is the only durable solution,” Guterres stated, adding that the United Nations” fully supports diplomatic efforts to end the violence, restore stability and avoid even greater human suffering in a region that has seen far too much."

The Secretary-General once again pressed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages and a real pathway to a two-State solution.

Asked about humanitarian aid delivery, Guterres said that inside Gaza, “lawlessness is total.”

He said, “We see extreme difficulty in distributing inside Gaza. So the problem is not only to bring things to Gaza, there must be a mechanism guarantee that there is a minimum of law and order that allows for the distribution to take place. And that's why a ceasefire is so necessary to then properly organize and implement a plan for that purpose.”

Asked about the recent agreement between the the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Russian Federation, Guterres said, “There are sanctions approved by the Security Council in relation to the DPRK. Any relationship that any country with DPRK including the Russian Federation, must entirely abide by those sanctions.”

[Lesley-zm]

Thank you for admitting Israel has never been starving Gazianns and it’s been humus stealing the aid . Everyone owes Israel an apology

[AljabbarWestJava]

It’s easy to feel uncared for when people aren’t able to communicate and connect with you in the way you need. And it’s so hard not to internalize that silence as a reflection on your worth. But the truth is that the way other people operate is not about you.
Most people are so caught up in their own responsibilities, struggles, and anxiety that the thought of asking someone else how they’re doing doesn’t even cross their mind. They aren’t inherently bad or uncaring — they’re just busy and self-focused. And that’s okay. It’s not evidence of some fundamental failing on your part. It doesn’t make you unloveable or invisible. It just means that those people aren’t very good at looking beyond their own world. But the fact that you are — that despite the darkness you feel, you have the ability to share your love and light with others — is a strength.

[raylamberton]

More words with no weight.He definitely earns his bonus.

[robwarraker]

More UNRWA & terrorist connections uncovered.

A senior UNRWA official is top figure in Hmas. He is the head of the UNRWA teachers union in Lebanon, overseeing 39, 000 students in 65 schools, is a key figure in Hamas, according to a new report presented to the Dutch parliament .

[شهرزاد_نور_محمدي]

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth” — Fyodor Dostoevsky.

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

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“Our people have the right to hope, the right to a future, the right to life itself. No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity. Our land cries out for peace. We will only achieve it through adherence to democratic principles and respect for the rights of all.”
~Nelson Mandela

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

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"When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them."
~Nelson Mandela
during the award of a National Order to Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States and to Professor Jakes Gerwel, Cape Town, 11 May 1999.

[familyday]

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expresses humanitarian considerations, political evidence

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

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“No single person, no body of opinion, no political doctrine, no religious doctrine can claim a monopoly on truth."
~Nelson Mandela
during an address to the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers, Prague, Czech Republic, 26 May 1992

[fredmugisha]

Mr Antonio, I think it's your role to send an envoy to Lebanon to talk to these militants to stop behaving like kids in the name of brother hood.

[AljabbarWestJava]

“My Lebanon is a serene mountain sitting between the sea and the plains, like a poet between one eternity and another.”
- Gibran Khalil Gibran †
A new customized t-shirt to a sweet Lebanese lady who’s in love with her original country🇱🇧

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"A vote without food, shelter and health care would be to create the appearance of equality while actual inequality is entrenched. We do not want freedom without bread, nor do we want bread without freedom."
~Nelson Mandela

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

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"We are in struggle because we value life and love all humanity" ~ Nelson Mandela
in a statement to the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 2 July 1990

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

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"There is still too much suffering on our continent that could have been prevented by leadership which put the interests of the people supreme. The conflict, war and instability in many parts of our continent must in great measure be blamed on an absence of leaders who are capable of or willing to subject personal and sectional considerations to the well-being and common good of the people."
~Nelson Mandela
upon receiving the Order of the Lion of Malawi from President Bakili Muluzi, Malawi, May 2002

[fuckbankers]

We can't afford Israel to become another Gaza.

[AljabbarWestJava]

“Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too self-full to seek other than itself.”
― Gibran Khalil Gibran †

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

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“Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past, by building a future based on equality and social justice.”
—NELSONMANDELA, signing of South Africa's new Constitution, Sharpeville, 10 December 1996

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Dear…Mr.President🇺🇳
There is no problem that has no solution. There are solutions to the pains you are passing through…

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"Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never plan discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat."
~Nelson Mandela

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YourExcellency, Mr.António Guteres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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“Men and women who fight the suppression of the human voice, who fight disease, illiteracy, ignorance, poverty and hunger. Some are known, others are not. Those are the people who have inspired me"
~Nelson Mandela
during a speech at the London School of Economics, London, England, 6 April 2000.
…… I thank you🙏🏻