Guterres hopes for more ‘humanitarian ceasefires’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today voiced hope that “more humanitarian ceasefires” could be organized with Ukraine and Russia, in a model that allowed 100 civilians to be evacuated from the Azofstal steel plant.

“I hope that continued coordination with Kyiv and Moscow will lead to more humanitarian pauses, which will allow civilians to move safely out of the fighting and help reach people where they are most in need,” he said in a statement. , without specifying the parties.

During a video conference with journalists at the UN in New York, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani also expressed the hope that the operation organized at the weekend in Mariupol could be repeated.

At the city’s steel plant, “there are civilians trapped, some of whom may have been afraid to leave or may not have been able to leave,” he said, without elaborating.

“Additional commitment and continued commitment is needed between the two sides with the support of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to continue to seek and plan other operations like this to save lives,” she said, citing the entire Ukraine.

Asked if other civilian evacuation operations were currently planned in the country, Lubrani said no.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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