„We need look no further than the horror show in Gaza – with a level of death and destruction without parallel in recent times,“ Guterres told the UN Security Council during a debate on multilateralism and peaceful dispute resolution on Tuesday.

„Malnourishment is soaring. Starvation is knocking on every door. And now we are seeing the last gasp of a humanitarian system built on humanitarian principles,“ he said, adding: „That system is being denied the conditions to function. Denied the space to deliver. Denied the safety to save lives.“