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United Nations Secretary-General urges end to fighting, dispatches envoy amid fears of wider Middle East war
Summary
The United Nations Secretary-General warned that the Middle East conflict risks escalating into a wider war with growing humanitarian and economic impacts, announced the dispatch of personal envoy Jean Arnault, and urged the United States, Israel and Iran to stop hostilities while reaffirming adherence to the UN Charter and freedom of navigation.
The United Nations Secretary-General warned Thursday that the Middle East crisis has entered its second month and is producing "growing human suffering" and expanding devastation, and he urged leaders to choose diplomacy over escalation.
"The spiral of death and destruction must stop," the Secretary-General said, adding that "if the drums of war keep beating, escalation will only make all of these worse." He warned that the conflict is already having global economic effects, including rising food and energy costs that affect…
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