UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said he is in “very close contact” with India and other countries including Turkey, China and Israel on mediation efforts towards ending the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military offensive against Ukraine on 24 February.
“I have been in close contact with several countries that are talking to parties at the highest level to explore different forms of mediation for a political solution. I have been in very close contact with my Turkish friends, Qatar. Together, with Israel, with India, with China, but also with France, Germany.
Guterres told reporters here, and I believe that all these efforts are necessary so that the conditions can be created to end this war. Asked if all those countries were supporting his effort, Guterres said, “I hope so.”
Last week, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Guterres at the UN headquarters and discussed the situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
Sources had said that Shringla’s meeting with Guterres lasted for about an hour and the two discussed the Ukraine issue. It is understood that Guterres said that a country like India has a much bigger role to play, as India is one of the few countries that commands respect across the board and was able to reach out to both sides on the current situation. , which is what countries and leaders need to play a role in helping resolve this issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held several phone calls with Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and called for concerted efforts from all sides to immediately end the violence as well as return to the path of diplomatic dialogue and dialogue. Is.
Earlier also Guterres said he was in close contact with several countries including China, France, Germany, India, Israel and Turkey on mediation efforts “to end this war”. Guterres announced that, using his good terms, he called on Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, to “immediately” explore with the parties the possible agreements for a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine and arrangements are included. “Since the start of the Russian invasion a month ago, the war has lost thousands of lives; displacement of ten million people, mainly women and children; systematic destruction of essential infrastructure; and skyrocketing food and energy prices. around the world. Guterres said, this must stop.
Stating that the solution to the humanitarian tragedy caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is political, not humanitarian, the UN chief called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, to allow progress in serious political dialogue, aimed at the principles A peace agreement has to be reached on the basis. UN Charter.
“The cessation of hostilities will provide necessary humanitarian aid and enable civilians to move around safely. This will save lives, prevent suffering and protect civilians,” he said. Guterres hoped that the ceasefire would also help address the global consequences of the war, which risk mitigating a deep hunger crisis in many developing countries that already lack the financial space to invest in recovering from the pandemic. and are now facing rising food and energy costs.
In the past month, UN humanitarian agencies and their allies have reached nearly 900,000 people, mainly in eastern Ukraine, with supplies of food, shelter, blankets, medicine, bottled water and sanitation. He said there are now more than 1,000 UN personnel in the country, working through eight humanitarian centers in Dnipro, Vinnitsia, Lviv, Uzhorod, Chernivtzi, Mukachevo, Luhansk and Donetsk. The World Food Program and Partners reached 800,000 people last month and is growing to reach 1.2 million people by mid-April.
The World Health Organization and partners have reached more than half a million people in the most vulnerable areas with emergency health, trauma and surgery kits. Responding to a question, Guterres said Griffiths, who is currently in Kabul, would “start immediately” his peace effort.
Guterres hoped that Griffith would be able to visit both Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible. “It is very important to establish a serious dialogue with both sides regarding the possibility of this humanitarian ceasefire.” Griffiths tweeted that he began his journey to Afghanistan on Monday at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul.
“I am struggling to express in words how deeply I was affected by the plight of the children I met. Small, depressed newborn, in two incubators, suffering from acute malnutrition.” A mother with her severely malnourished child Having already lost two children, taking care of her. The hospital staff is telling me that three newborn babies have died today. They need our help.”
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