UN chief Guterres calls for ‘silencing guns’ in Gaza in Ramadan

“We have witnessed month after month of civilian killing and destruction at a level that is unprecedented in all my years as Secretary-General,” he said, adding that aid “is coming in trickles – if it comes at all. International humanitarian law lies in tatters.”

Guterres also commented on the war in Ukraine and stressed the importance of respecting the country’s territorial integrity. “I do not think that there is a will to launch negotiations between Russia and Ukraine,” he said.

The UN secretary-general also announced that he will have important suggestions to prepare a UN reform.

“There is not a single African state in the Security Council. The composition must be revised. Although it is not possible to give the right to veto, a broader composition could represent the modern world,” Guterres said.