UN Security Council Chides Israel for Blacklisting Secretary General Guterres
- Guterres can no longer enter Israel as well as Gaza, West Bank
- Decision marks latest confrontation between Israelis and UN
Antonio Guterres
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The United Nations Security Council called out Israel over its decision to declare the organization’s chief persona non grata, saying that any move to delegitimize his work is counterproductive.
“Any decision not to engage with the UN secretary-general or the United Nations is counterproductive, especially in the context of escalating tensions in the Middle East,” the 15-member council said in a joint statement issued Thursday. The members also urged countries “to refrain from any actions that undermine his work.”