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Guterres:

Last year, 43 thousand people died in armed conflicts in the world

24 May 2023 - 9:09

Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, said at the meeting of the Security Council of this organization that according to estimates, 43 thousand people will die in 2022 as a result of armed wars around the world.


Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The Secretary General of the United Nations announced that 43,000 people will have lost their lives as a result of armed wars in the world in 2022.
 
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a meeting of the Security Council that an estimated 43,000 people will die in 2022 as a result of armed conflicts around the world. He warned about the destruction of people's lives due to war in the world.
 
According to "Anatolia" news agency, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, said in the meeting of the Security Council of this organization, which was held on the topic of protecting civilians in armed conflicts: "Last year, 94 percent of the victims of armed conflicts in the densely populated areas of the world were from They were civilians."
 
The UN Secretary General added: "Also, the total number of people forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution reached 100 million."
 
According to Guterres, armed conflicts also fuel food insecurity in the world.
 
He added: "Last year, more than 117 million people in the world suffered from severe hunger, mainly due to war and insecurity."
 
The UN Secretary-General continued: "The appalling truth is that the world is failing to live up to its obligations to protect civilians, obligations enshrined in international humanitarian law."
 
Guterres also demanded that those who commit war crimes be held accountable for their crimes.
 
In a speech in Hiroshima, Japan, the Secretary General of the United Nations spoke about the need to reform the United Nations Security Council and the "Bretton Woods" financial management system in the world.
 
The United Nations Security Council is also one of the pillars of the United Nations and is responsible for maintaining international security and peace. According to the charter of this organization, the work scope of the Security Council is to send peacekeeping forces, approve international sanctions and grant permission to use military force against hostile countries. The decisions of this council are announced in the form of resolutions of the Security Council.
 


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