Guterres proposed to coordinate the work of the UN, International Red Cross, Ukraine and Russia to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposed the creation of a contact group in the format of UN-Russia-Ukraine to address humanitarian issues in Ukraine. He said this at a press conference in Moscow on April 26 following the results of negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“Humanitarian corridors are needed that are safe and efficient: corridors that are respected by all for the evacuation of civilians and delivery of necessary assistance. UN, Russia and Ukraine in finding opportunities, opening safe corridors with stoppage- gunfire, “Guterres said.
According to him, the world is facing a “crisis within a crisis” in Mariupol.
“Hundreds, thousands of civilians are in need of humanitarian assistance, many in need of evacuation. The UN is ready to fully mobilize its human resources and logistics to rescue the people of Mariupol. I propose to coordinate the task of the UN, the International Red Cross, Ukraine and Russia to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians who wish to leave, both at the Azovstal plant and in the city, in any direction they choose, as well as the delivery of necessary humanitarian assistance, “said the UN Secretary -General. .
Recall, earlier, UN Secretary General António Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Ukraine, in particular, humanitarian corridors for evacuation during a meeting in Ankara.
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Source: korrespondent
