{"disclaimer":"Transcripts available through this tool are created by using automatic speech recognition and are not official records nor official documents of the United Nations. Official records and official documents are available on the Official Document System of the United Nations.","url":"https://transcripts.un.org/ar/asset/k1m/k1mizuwlrz","llms":{"note":"Plain-text sibling of this page, compact for LLM context. For the full API guide (search, listing, URL grammar) see /llms.txt.","textUrl":"/ar/asset/k1m/k1mizuwlrz.txt","guide":"/llms.txt"},"video":{"id":"k1m/k1mizuwlrz","kaltura_id":"1_mizuwlrz","title":"António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on the situation in the Middle East - Security Council Media Stakeout","clean_title":"António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on the situation in the Middle East - Security Council Media Stakeout","url":"https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mizuwlrz","date":"2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z","scheduled_time":"2026-04-14T16:40:00.000Z","status":"finished","duration":"00:22:13","category":"Media Stakeouts","body":null,"event_code":null,"event_type":null,"session_number":null,"pv_symbol":null,"pv_part":null,"slug":"asset/k1m/k1mizuwlrz"},"metadata":{"summary":"Informal comments to the media by António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, on the situation in the Middle East and his forthcoming travel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).","description":"Ladies\nand gentlemen of the media,\n\nThank\nyou very much for your presence.\n\nJustice\nis meant to be blind.\n\nBut\ntoday, too many are choosing to turn a blind eye to justice itself.\n\nAround\nthe world – and starkly in the Middle East – respect for international law is\nbeing trampled.\n\nRules governing\nthe use of force and the conduct of hostilities are ignored.\n\nCivilians\nare exposed to intolerable harm.\n\nHumanitarian\nobligations are disregarded.\n\nEven\nthe protections afforded to the United Nations and our personnel are violated.\n\nThis\nwholesale assault on international law has consequences.\n\nLawlessness\nbreeds chaos.\n\nLawlessness\nfuels suffering.\n\nLawlessness\nleads to destruction.\n\nThis\nis not the moment to retreat from international law.\n\nIt\nis the moment to reaffirm it.\n\nThat\nis why later this week, I will travel to The Hague to mark the eightieth\nanniversary of the International Court of Justice.\n\nThe\nICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and a pillar of the\ninternational legal order.\n\nFor\neight decades, the Court has fulfilled that role with distinction.\n\nBut\nthis visit is not simply about commemorating an anniversary.\n\nIt\nis about sending an unmistakable message.\n\nA\nmessage that the United Nations stands firmly behind the institutions and\nprinciples designed to protect peace, justice, sovereignty and human dignity.\n\nA\nmessage that international law applies to all States, without exception, and\nthat respect for its rules is not optional.\n\nA\nmessage that in a world moving toward greater fragmentation and sharper power\ncompetition, international law is indispensable.\n\nWithout\nit, instability spreads, mistrust deepens, and conflicts spiral out of control.\n\nThis\napplies everywhere – and it applies urgently to the conflict in the Middle\nEast.\n\nThere\nis no military solution to this crisis. Peace agreements require persistent\nengagement and political will.\n\nSerious\nnegotiations must resume.\n\nThe\nceasefire must be preserved – and extended as necessary.\n\nAnd\ninternational navigational rights and freedoms – including in the Strait of\nHormuz – must be respected by all parties.\n\nIt\nis time for restraint and responsibility.\n\nIt\nis time for diplomacy over escalation.\n\nIt\nis time for a renewed commitment to international law.\n\nThank\nyou.","categories":["Media","Media Stakeouts"],"geographic_subject":[],"subject_topical":["SECRETARY-GENERAL"],"corporate_name":[],"speaker_affiliation":["SECRETARIAT"],"related_documents":[]},"transcript":null,"message":"No transcript available"}