As catastrophic wars simmer in Sudan, Lebanon, Gaza, and Ukraine, UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed for “peace among ourselves” on Wednesday in order to save the world.
“We need peace with nature and we need peace among ourselves,” Guterres told journalists in Cali, Colombia, where he attended a UN summit that is seeking ways to “halt and reverse” humankind’s destruction of Earth’s bountiful resources.
“We need to make peace among ourselves because wars… have some of the most devastating impacts on biodiversity, on climate and on pollution,” the secretary general said.
He restated demands for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, “massive” humanitarian help for the Gaza population, and the release of all captives held by Hamas since their attack on Israel over a year ago, as well as for a “just peace” in Ukraine.
Following Israel’s expansion of its military offensive into Lebanon, Guterres again emphasised the necessity for a peace deal “that respects Lebanese sovereignty and Lebanese territorial integrity and paves the way for a political solution.”
In Sudan, he demanded “peace, where an enormous tragedy exists.”During a two-day “high-level segment” in Cali, the secretary general joined five presidents and scores of ministers in an effort to boost the largest-ever UN biodiversity summit, which began on October 21 and ends on Friday.
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