Gaza: UN chief, again, calls for immediate ceasefire, says destruction unprecedented
"I will not relent in my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages."
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"I will not relent in my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages."
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which concluded in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday.
More than 130 countries are members of the bloc — the largest grouping of the global South, representing 80 percent of the planet’s population — and their solidarity and partnership are essential to building a sustainable, peaceful, and just world for all, he said.
Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep division globally, including rising geopolitical tensions, climate catastrophe, widespread poverty and raging conflict in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza.