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Article 99 of the UN Charter
December 8 , 2023
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- Recently, UN Secretary-General Guterres addressed the UN Security Council, highlighting the severe risk of a collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza.
- He urged the Council to help avert a humanitarian catastrophe and appealed for a humanitarian ceasefire.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was invoking Article 99 for the first time in his career.
- Article 99 of the UN Charter grants the Secretary-General the discretionary power to bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter that may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.
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