UN says 114 million people displaced due to conflicts

So said the head of the United Nations refugee agency, Philip Grande. He criticised the UN Security Council, which is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, saying it has failed to use its voice to try to resolve conflicts by starting with Gaza and Ukraine and from Sudan to Congo, Myanmar and other parts.

He also accused states of not mentioning names that they are taking short-term foreign policy decisions that are often based on double standards, which only claim to respect the law, but that the Council has little power to respect peace and security”.

Grandi said that disrespecting international law means that the <x0ps in conflict” have “stopped respecting the laws of war” even though some of them claim they are respecting them.

The results of all of this are more civilian deaths, the use of sexual violence as weapons in war, attacks and destruction of hospitals, schools and other civil infrastructure, and the target of humanitarian workers, Grandi said.

Grandi criticised the Security Council because of tens of thousands of people killed in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and other conflicts.

But it's not too late to put your focus and energy into crises and conflicts that are still unresolved, so they don't get worse and explode again. It is not too late to help millions of people who have been forcibly displaced”, he said.

The Security Council is very polarised, while the five states that have veto power often block decisions.

As for the Gaza war, the Council has not called for a ceasefire, due to opposition from the United States. Meanwhile, as for Ukraine, the Council has been inefficient, since Russia can use veto to block the adoption of any possible resolution. /rel