UN chief vows to go on seeking ceasefire in Gaza despite US veto

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António Guterres says UN has no clear route map to stop conflict and world institutions are ‘caught in a time warp’

UN secretary general António Guterres has vowed he will not give up seeking a ceasefire in Gaza after the US wielded its veto to block the move at the security council on Friday, leaving the UN without a clear route map to stop the conflict lasting many months.

Speaking at the Doha Forum in Qatar, Guterres did not directly criticise the US in his address but said the security council is “paralysed by geostrategic divisions”. He added world institutions “are weak and outdated, caught in a time warp reflecting a reality of 80 years ago”.

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