Middle East: Wholesale assault on international law - UN Chief's Media Stakeout | United Nations

Secretary-General press briefing (United Nations) · April 14, 2026

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Brief welcome and call to order; meeting opened with standard salutations before the Secretary-Generals statement.

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At a United Nations press briefing, the Secretary-General urged renewed respect for international law, announced he will travel to The Hague for the International Court of Justices 80th anniversary, and answered questions about diplomacy and humanitarian aid in the Middle East. He called for diplomacy over escalation, a lasting ceasefire, and respect for navigational rights.

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