From by The United Nations
Media www.rajawalisiber.com – Informing the Security Council that, so far, nearly 500 civilians have been evacuated from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and the Azovstal plant, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that “it is good to know that even in these times of hyper-communications, silent diplomacy is still possible and is sometimes the only effective way to produce results.”
The UN chief, who visited Russia and Ukraine last week and was involved in the negotiations, said on Thursday (5 May) that he hopes that “the continued coordination with Moscow and Kyiv will lead to more humanitarian pauses to allow civilians safe passage from the fighting and aid to reach those in critical need.”
“We must continue to do all we can to get people out of these hellscapes,” said Guterres.
Describing the war on Ukraine as “senseless in its scope, ruthless in its dimensions and limitless in its potential for global harm”, the Secretary-General said, “the cycle of death, destruction, dislocation and disruption must stop.”
For Guterres, “it is high time to unite and end this war. “