100 Days Since Ukraine Invasion... UN Secretary-General "Violent Acts Must Stop Immediately"

Ant?nio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
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United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres has once again called for an immediate halt to violent acts on the 100th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On the 3rd (local time), according to CNN, Secretary-General Guterres stated in a press release, "I once again urge the immediate cessation of violence, unrestricted humanitarian access to all those in need, and the safe evacuation of civilians trapped in combat zones."

He added, "Civilians must be urgently protected, and human rights must be respected in accordance with international norms."

Secretary-General Guterres pointed out that this war, which has already caused thousands of deaths and millions of refugees, has resulted in unacceptable violations of human rights and has exacerbated a three-dimensional global crisis involving food, energy, and finance, causing suffering to the most vulnerable people and countries.

He continued, "The sooner the parties to the war make sincere diplomatic efforts to end this conflict, the better it will be for Ukraine, Russia, and the world."

The United Nations, immediately after the outbreak of the war, called for a halt to the conflict, stating that "Russia's invasion of Ukraine violates the UN Charter," but there have been criticisms that the UN Security Council's permanent member Russia holds veto power over resolutions, rendering efforts ineffective.

The UN estimates that over the three months of war, more than 4,000 Ukrainian civilians, including 261 children, have died.

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