UNITED NATIONS, June 25 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the Security Council to find "much-needed consensus" to resolve the myriad challenges in the Middle East and North Africa.
The UN chief issued the call during a debate in the Security Council chamber, focusing on the various fault-lines in the region.
"Decades-old conflicts, together with new ones, as well as deep-rooted social grievances, a shrinking of democratic space and the emergence of terrorism and new forms of violent extremism, are undermining peace, sustainable development and human rights," he said.
"The territorial integrity of countries like Syria, Yemen and Libya is under threat. Millions of people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. And the impacts of this instability have spread to neighbors and beyond," he said.
The UN chief reminded the Council of the numerous crises across the region, starting with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- the central issue at the heart of what he called "the Middle Eastern quagmire."
Guterres reiterated UN's support for a two-state solution that would allow both communities to live side-by-side in peace: something that also is essential for security and stability in the entire region.
Meanwhile, the ongoing war in Syria has subjected civilians to "a litany of atrocities," including sieges, starvation, widespread displacement and the use of chemical weapons.
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