United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirmed that the situation in Gaza is an expression of the deadlock that international relations have reached, and the destruction has reached the point of shock.

Guterres said - in his speech at the Munich Security Conference - "What guarantees peace is the commitment of states to their obligations arising from the United Nations Charter and international agreements," pointing out that many governments ignore these obligations and millions of civilians pay a terrible and horrific price, with record numbers of populations forced to seek refuge and flee.

He added that the collective punishment currently imposed on the Palestinian people is unjustifiable, noting that the situation in Gaza now reflects the deadlock international relations have reached, where the destruction has reached the point of shock. All this is spreading throughout the region and affecting global trade, and humanitarian workers are operating in terrible conditions, including being shot at with live bullets and the closure of roads for humanitarian aid. Rafah is now at the heart of the operations, as it includes one and a half million Palestinians who are barely alive facing this danger.

Guterres called for the immediate release of all detainees and a humanitarian ceasefire, noting that this is the only way to avoid further deterioration of the situation in Gaza, and this must be the foundation for a two-state solution based on international law and United Nations resolutions.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "The Russian-Ukrainian war has caused catastrophic effects on the global economy, especially for developing countries, so we are in urgent need of sustainable peace in Ukraine for the sake of the world."

Guterres added - in his speech at the Munich Security Conference - that international law establishes international obligations to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of sovereign states worldwide, so we need cohesive and interconnected efforts for strong state institutions and to ensure that global powers oblige parties to come to the negotiation table and seek solutions, pointing out that there is a Security Council resolution that ensures support for all these efforts and combating terrorism, which is an important step toward the right path.

He explained that to overcome these soaring crises, we must ensure the structuring of peace and security to deal with all these challenges, noting that those who drafted the United Nations Charter did not consider that the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, or cyber weapons would be of such severity, so the upcoming summit in September must discuss these systems for a world in constant transformation. This also includes Security Council reform, commitment to eliminating nuclear weapons, and conflict prevention, noting that the new peace agenda demands the commitment of all parties and facing today's and tomorrow's challenges. It also calls for new standards and frameworks to regulate the use of new technologies in the military field.

He said, "The increase in threats to security affects the global economy, so we need peace and justice," pointing out that the current financial structuring worldwide, built on frameworks established years ago, is outdated, no longer effective, and also unfair, causing developing countries still suffering from the aftermath of Covid-19 and the Russian-Ukrainian war to bear the highest cost.

He added that we still lack a successful financing mechanism, so we need solutions for borrowing billions of dollars in developing countries to invest in the global sustainability goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. We also need to reform the global financial structure to establish a special safety net for developing countries drowning in their debts.