.
UN-Arab League cooperation essential for tackling regional crises, says UN chief
- font size decrease font size
increase font size
NEW YORK, 24 March 2022, (TON): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the UN and the Arab League remain united in their pursuit of multilateral solutions to cascading challenges facing the Arab world.”
He added “stronger cooperation between the two organizations is essential for the enhancement of multilateralism.”
He pointed out that the war in Ukraine and its profound ramifications around the globe have revealed the need for such cooperation to be all the more urgent, as many Arab countries, including Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, import at least half of the wheat they require from Ukraine or Russia.
Guterres added “since the war began on Feb. 24, food and fuel prices have soared as supplies were disrupted, which is hitting the poorest the hardest and planting the seeds for political instability and unrest across the globe.”
He was speaking at a ministerial-level meeting of the UN Security Council.
Leave a comment
Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.
