UN chief warns of high number of armed conflicts

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UN chief warns of high number of armed conflicts  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the high number of armed conflicts in the world, and called on member states to remain committed to their responsibility to protect against violence.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/26/un-chief-warns-of-high-number-of-armed-conflicts  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The United Nations Chief warned on Thursday of a high number of armed conflicts in the world

00:06as he marked the Responsibility to Protect anniversary.

00:10The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres further called on members' tests

00:13to remain committed to the Responsibility to Protect against violence.

00:17The Responsibility to Protect was adopted by the UN in 2005.

00:22Today we mark the 20th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect

00:26at a time of profound global turbulence.

00:30We are witnessing the highest number of armed conflicts since the end of the Second World War.

00:36And these are marked by rising identity-based violence,

00:41widespread violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law,

00:47and deepening impunity.

00:49On this anniversary, we must recognize that the Responsibility to Protect is more than a principle.

00:54It's a moral imperative rooted in our shared humanity and UN Charter.

01:00At line in the World Summit outcome document,

01:03the principal calls on members' tests to protect their population from genocide,

01:07war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.

01:10The

01:22UN Charter.

01:23The

01:24UN Charter.

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