US blocks UN Security Council demand for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
The Security Council last month called for pauses in fighting to allow aid access to Gaza, which Guterres on Friday described as a "spiraling humanitarian nightmare."
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a UN Security Council meeting about his invoking Article 99 of the UN charter to address the humanitarian crisis in the midst of conflict between Israel and Hamas at the UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., December 8, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)ByREUTERSUpdated:
