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To: Les H who wrote (39647)	12/7/2023 9:14:47 AM
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UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza BY EDITH M. LEDERER Updated 10:08 PM EST, December 6, 2023 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council on Wednesday of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. His letter to the council’s 15 members said Gaza’s humanitarian system was at risk of collapse after two months of war that has created “appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma,” and he demanded civilians be spared greater harm. Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter, which says the secretary-general may inform the council of matters he believes threaten international peace and security. “The international community has a responsibility to use all its influence to prevent further escalation and end this crisis,” he said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said he expects the secretary-general to address the Security Council on Gaza this week and to press for a humanitarian cease-fire. apnews.com He has no power to force them to convene a meeting to oestensibly pass a law (resolution) demanding a ceasefire. They could've done the same in February 15 2022 after Ukraine violated UNSC resolution 2202 and moved heavy weapons into Donbass and started shelling or after Russia invaded on the 24th. But nothing came of it.