European Union Supports UN Secretary General's New Steps Regarding Gaza

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his letter based on Article 99 of the UN Charter, has asked Security Council members to apply pressure to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, and called for a humanitarian ceasefire. Josep Borrell, Head of Foreign Policy of the European Union, said Thursday (7/12/2023), "I ask the European members of the UN Security Council to support the request of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, regarding the activation of Article 99 of this organization's charter." "The Security Council must take immediate action to prevent a total collapse of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip," said Borrell. European Union foreign policy officials asked the Zionist regime not to block direct assistance from UN aid agencies to civilians in Gaza. Based on Article 99 of the United Nations Charter, which has only been used nine times in the history of the United Nations, it is stated that the Secretary General of this organization can inform the Security Council about any matter that may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.