UN chief says 'spare no effort' to end war in Ukraine

24/2/2025 18:57

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that countries must work to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, calling for a just and lasting peace on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.



"We must spare no effort to bring an end to this conflict, and achieve a just and lasting peace in line with the U.N. Charter, international law and General Assembly resolutions," he told a high-level meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, repeating that Russia's actions in February 2022 violated the global body's founding document, the U.N. charter.



His remarks come ahead of a U.N. showdown on Ukraine later on Monday in New York, with the United States urging states to back its resolution which it says is focused on ending the war and pits it against a rival text by Ukraine and European allies.



That motion repeats the U.N. demand that Russia withdraw its troops and halt hostilities, which has received overwhelming support in the past.