{"id":128119,"date":"2025-06-27T10:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/128119-un-secretary-general-highlights-surge-in-armed-conflicts-urges-commitment-to-responsibility-to-protect-against-violence\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:10:23","slug":"un-secretary-general-highlights-surge-in-armed-conflicts-urges-commitment-to-responsibility-to-protect-against-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/united-nations\/128119-un-secretary-general-highlights-surge-in-armed-conflicts-urges-commitment-to-responsibility-to-protect-against-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Secretary-General Highlights Surge in Armed Conflicts, Urges Commitment to Responsibility to Protect Against Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UN Secretary-General Highlights Surge in Armed Conflicts, Urges Commitment to Responsibility to Protect Against Violence<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nUnited Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has warned that the world is experiencing the highest number of armed conflicts since World War II, Africanews reported. Speaking at the General Assembly on the 20th anniversary of the U.N.&#8217;s Responsibility to Protect (R2P), Guterres emphasized the urgent need for member states to uphold their duty to safeguard populations from mass atrocities.<\/p>\n<p>Adopted in 2005, the R2P principle obliges nations to protect their citizens from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. Guterres described R2P as \u201can urgent necessity, a moral imperative, and an unfulfilled promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called on countries to renew their dedication to this commitment, strengthen international cooperation, and make the prevention of atrocities a permanent, universal practice. \u201cLet us keep that promise,\u201d Guterres urged, stressing the importance of collective action to protect vulnerable populations worldwide and prevent future atrocities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN Secretary-General Highlights Surge in Armed Conflicts, Urges Commitment to Responsibility to Protect Against Violence &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has warned that the world is experiencing the highest number of armed conflicts since World War II, Africanews reported. 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