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| Ukraine war: Rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief admits failings | Ukraine war: Rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief admits failings |
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| From April 2022: UN secretary general says Security Council failed on Ukraine | |
| From April 2022: UN secretary general says Security Council failed on Ukraine | |
| Rockets hit Kyiv during the UN Secretary General's visit to the city, in which he criticised his own organisation's Security Council. | Rockets hit Kyiv during the UN Secretary General's visit to the city, in which he criticised his own organisation's Security Council. |
| Antonio Guterres said the council had failed to prevent or end the war in Ukraine. | Antonio Guterres said the council had failed to prevent or end the war in Ukraine. |
| This was "a source of great disappointment, frustration and anger," he said. | This was "a source of great disappointment, frustration and anger," he said. |
| "Let me be very clear: [it] failed to do everything in its power to prevent and end this war," he added. | "Let me be very clear: [it] failed to do everything in its power to prevent and end this war," he added. |
| The 15-member UN Security Council is specifically tasked with ensuring global peace and security. | The 15-member UN Security Council is specifically tasked with ensuring global peace and security. |
| But it has faced criticism, including from Ukraine's government, for failing to act since the invasion began in February. | But it has faced criticism, including from Ukraine's government, for failing to act since the invasion began in February. |
| Russia is one of five permanent members of the body and it has vetoed more than one resolution on the conflict. | Russia is one of five permanent members of the body and it has vetoed more than one resolution on the conflict. |
| Mr Guterres was speaking on Thursday evening at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has previously criticised the Security Council. | Mr Guterres was speaking on Thursday evening at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has previously criticised the Security Council. |
| "I am here to say to you Mr President, and to the people of Ukraine, we will not give up," he said. | "I am here to say to you Mr President, and to the people of Ukraine, we will not give up," he said. |
| But Mr Guterres also defended his organisation, admitting that while the Security Council had been "paralysed" the UN was taking other actions. | But Mr Guterres also defended his organisation, admitting that while the Security Council had been "paralysed" the UN was taking other actions. |
| "The UN is the 1,400 staff members in Ukraine who are working to provide assistance, food, cash [and] other forms of support," he told the BBC. | "The UN is the 1,400 staff members in Ukraine who are working to provide assistance, food, cash [and] other forms of support," he told the BBC. |
| War in Ukraine: More coverage | War in Ukraine: More coverage |
| BORODYANKA: Borodyanka: 'There are a lot of people left under the rubble' | BORODYANKA: Borodyanka: 'There are a lot of people left under the rubble' |
| BUCHA: Collecting the dead | BUCHA: Collecting the dead |
| WAR CRIMES: Is Russia committing genocide? | WAR CRIMES: Is Russia committing genocide? |
| READ MORE: Full coverage of the crisis | READ MORE: Full coverage of the crisis |
| At Thursday's briefing, President Zelensky said Mr Guterres had a chance to witness first-hand "all the war crimes" committed by Russia in Ukraine. | At Thursday's briefing, President Zelensky said Mr Guterres had a chance to witness first-hand "all the war crimes" committed by Russia in Ukraine. |
| The Ukrainian leader again described Russia's actions in his country as "genocide". | The Ukrainian leader again described Russia's actions in his country as "genocide". |
| During the UN chief's visit, two blasts hit the central Shevchenko district of Kyiv, with three people taken to hospital with injuries, according to the city's mayor. | During the UN chief's visit, two blasts hit the central Shevchenko district of Kyiv, with three people taken to hospital with injuries, according to the city's mayor. |
| Mr Guterres also visited several sites where Ukraine accuses Russia of committing war crimes. Moscow denies the accusation. | Mr Guterres also visited several sites where Ukraine accuses Russia of committing war crimes. Moscow denies the accusation. |
| In the town of Borodyanka, north-west of Kyiv, Mr Guterres spoke to reporters in front of buildings that had been destroyed by strikes and shelling. | In the town of Borodyanka, north-west of Kyiv, Mr Guterres spoke to reporters in front of buildings that had been destroyed by strikes and shelling. |
| He said the site made him imagine what it would be like for his own family, calling the war in Ukraine an "absurdity in the 21st Century." | He said the site made him imagine what it would be like for his own family, calling the war in Ukraine an "absurdity in the 21st Century." |
| And Mr Guterres made a passionate plea to save thousands of people in Ukraine's southern city of Mariupol, which has been virtually destroyed by weeks of heavy Russian bombardment. | And Mr Guterres made a passionate plea to save thousands of people in Ukraine's southern city of Mariupol, which has been virtually destroyed by weeks of heavy Russian bombardment. |
| "Mariupol is a crisis within a crisis," he said. "Thousands of civilians need life-saving assistance, many are elderly and in need of medical care, or have limited mobility. They need an escape route out of the apocalypse." | "Mariupol is a crisis within a crisis," he said. "Thousands of civilians need life-saving assistance, many are elderly and in need of medical care, or have limited mobility. They need an escape route out of the apocalypse." |
| Russia has so far denied repeated requests by Kyiv to allow the last Ukrainian defenders and civilians trapped in the Azovstal industrial area to be evacuated. | Russia has so far denied repeated requests by Kyiv to allow the last Ukrainian defenders and civilians trapped in the Azovstal industrial area to be evacuated. |
| But Mr Guterres later told the BBC that Russia's President Vladimir Putin had agreed "in principle" to allow civilians to evacuate the city. | But Mr Guterres later told the BBC that Russia's President Vladimir Putin had agreed "in principle" to allow civilians to evacuate the city. |
| Previous evacuation attempts have stalled and local officials have blamed Russian shelling. | Previous evacuation attempts have stalled and local officials have blamed Russian shelling. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Russia-Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war |
| Volodymyr Zelensky | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Kyiv | Kyiv |
| United Nations | United Nations |
| Ukraine | Ukraine |
| Antonio Guterres | Antonio Guterres |