Skip to main content
The Morning Star Shop
UN Chief slams deeply divided Security Council
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2024

UNITED Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has vented his frustration at the security council’s failure to end wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond.

Addressing the 15-member council on Wednesday, he said: “Peace demands action. And peace demands leadership.

“Instead, we’re seeing deepening geopolitical divisions and mistrust.”

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Features / 29 August 2025
29 August 2025

Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE

Sudan / 25 August 2025
25 August 2025
Similar stories
Mexico's Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena speaks to the Uni
World / 23 September 2024
23 September 2024