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STORY: UN / GUTERRES MIDDLE EAST
TRT: 02:10
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 JUNE 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
27 JUNE 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Secretary-General at the dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The conflict between Israel and Iran has dominated headlines. But we cannot allow the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza to be pushed into the shadows. The ceasefire achieved between Iran and Israel offers hope. And hope is more needed than ever. So it is time to find the political courage for ceasefire in Gaza. Following the terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October -- which I have unequivocally condemned -- Israeli military operations have created a humanitarian crisis of horrific proportions – more dire today than at any point in this long and brutal crisis.”
4. Wide shot, Secretary-General at the dais
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Let me be clear: Israel, as the occupying Power, is required to agree to and facilitate humanitarian relief. Meanwhile, humanitarian operations continue to be strangled. For over three months, shelter materials and fuel for critical services have been blocked. Doctors are forced to choose who gets the last vial of medicine, or the last ventilator. Aid workers themselves are starving. This cannot be normalized.”
6. Wide shot, Secretary-General at the dais
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“To all Member States, I say: uphold the UN Charter you recommitted to just yesterday for the 80th anniversary. Let us bring in the life-saving supplies. Let us reach people where they are. And let us recognize that the solution to this problem is ultimately political. The only sustainable path to re-establishing hope is by paving the way to the two-State solution. Diplomacy and human dignity for all must prevail.”
8. Wide shot, Secretary-General leaves the dais
UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions” and urging the international community not to allow the suffering of Palestinians to be overshadowed by other conflicts in the region.
Speaking to reporters today (27 Jun) ahead of his departure to Spain for the International Conference on Financing for Development, Guterres said, “The conflict between Israel and Iran has dominated headlines. But we cannot allow the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza to be pushed into the shadows.”
The Secretary-General said, “Hope is more needed than ever.”
“Following the terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October -- which I have unequivocally condemned -- Israeli military operations have created a humanitarian crisis of horrific proportions – more dire today than at any point in this long and brutal crisis,” he said.
Guterres underscored Israel’s legal obligations, “Let me be clear: Israel, as the occupying Power, is required to agree to and facilitate humanitarian relief.”
He stated, “Meanwhile, humanitarian operations continue to be strangled. For over three months, shelter materials and fuel for critical services have been blocked. Doctors are forced to choose who gets the last vial of medicine, or the last ventilator. Aid workers themselves are starving. This cannot be normalized.”
The UN chief said, “To all Member States, I say: uphold the UN Charter you recommitted to just yesterday for the 80th anniversary,” he said. “Let us bring in the life-saving supplies. Let us reach people where they are. And let us recognize that the solution to this problem is ultimately political.”
Guterres reiterated that only a negotiated political solution can bring lasting peace to the region. “The only sustainable path to re-establishing hope is by paving the way to the two-State solution,” he said. “Diplomacy and human dignity for all must prevail.”
