Overview
- Guterres, speaking Wednesday at U.N. headquarters, named veteran diplomat Jean Arnault as his Personal Envoy to work directly on the ground and support mediation.
- He warned the war is out of control and said the world is staring down the barrel of a wider war that could trigger a deeper global shock.
- The Secretary‑General urged the United States and Israel to end the war, pressed Iran to stop attacking neighbors, and told Hezbollah and Israel to halt cross‑border strikes in Lebanon.
- He flagged that disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane for Gulf oil, gas, and fertilizer, is choking supplies during planting season and could push food prices higher.
- The U.N. said civilians face growing harm, markets are in turmoil, and aid operations are constrained, with the poorest countries hit hardest by soaring energy costs and fertilizer shortages.