Iran Press/ America: The UN chief stressed that the world has been faced with an unprecedented and interrelated crisis and the multilateral system is experiencing the biggest ever pressure since the establishment of the United Nations.
"Tensions between major powers are at an historic high. So are the risks of conflict, through misadventure or miscalculation," Guterres said and called for effective multilateral solutions to prevent and settle conflicts, cope with economic instability, and remove challenges to global norms in the sphere of countering the use of nuclear weapons.
UN chief welcomes relocation of UN staff in Sudan
The UN Secretary-General welcomed the safe temporary relocation of hundreds of UN staff members and dependents from Khartoum and other places in Sudan.
Guterres appreciated the cooperation by all sides in Sudan to allow for the operation to be carried out without incident. He reiterated his call on the parties to immediately cease hostilities and allow all civilians to evacuate from areas affected by the fighting, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN chief, in a statement.
The world body has about 4,000 staff in Sudan, of which 800 are international.
Deadly armed clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, killing more than 424 people, with about 3,730 wounded by Saturday, according to the country's health ministry.
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