"UN Secretary-General Utilizes Rarely Used Power to Demand Gaza Ceasefire"

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, a rarely used provision, to warn the Security Council of an impending "humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza and urge an immediate cease-fire. Article 99 allows the secretary-general to bring attention to matters that threaten international peace and security. Guterres believes that the humanitarian system in Gaza is collapsing and warns of a complete breakdown of civil order. Arab and Islamic nations have called for a humanitarian cease-fire, but the US, with veto power, has not supported it. Guterres sees a looming disaster with possible epidemics and mass displacement of Palestinians.