Amman: United Nations Secretary-General Ant³nio Guterres on Tuesday stressed that “the only viable solution to achieve peace in the Middle East is the two-state solution,” emphasizing that nothing justifies collective punishment of the Palestinian people or the systematic destruction of their livelihoods.
According to Jordan News Agency, Guterres addressed the UN General Assembly, underscoring that the world, 80 years after the UN’s founding, faces the same challenges encountered by its founders. He noted that the organization’s principles are under siege and the pillars of peace and progress are collapsing.
He warned that “the world will suffer chaos without effective multilateral institutions” and called for reaffirming “the imperative of international law,” stressing that “what is being debated at the General Assembly is a matter of life and death for millions.”
Guterres also criticized countries acting as if legal rules do not apply to them, stating that “impunity is the root of chaos.” He highlighted that the horrors in Gaza are approaching their third year, with the scale of death and destruction surpassing any other conflict, and famine declared despite measures by the International Court of Justice, which must be enforced immediately.