UN Chief Calls for Cooperation on Maritime Shipping Mechanism
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for full respect of international law, including the law of the sea and international humanitarian law, to protect civilian shipping, infrastructure, and seafarers amid conflicts threatening maritime security near the Black Sea, Strait of Hormuz, and Red Sea.
- Guterres urged global parties to immediately end attacks on commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in these strategic waterways, emphasizing the restoration of navigational rights and freedoms.
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations warned of a projectile strike on an oil tanker near Ash Shishah, Oman, advising vessels to transit with caution while investigations continue.
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'Conflicts Choking Global Trade Arteries...': UN Secretary General Calls for Protection of Global Shipping, Restoration of Navigational Freedoms
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. With regional conflicts putting global trade routes at navigational risk, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for strict adherence to international law and an immediate halt to attacks targeting commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure. World News | 'Conflicts Choking Global Trade Arteries...': UN Secretary General Calls for Protection of Global Shipping, Resto…
Conflicts choking global trade arteries...: UN Secretary General calls for protection of global shipping, restoration of navigational freedoms - The Tribune
With regional conflicts putting global trade routes at navigational risk, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for strict adherence to international law and an immediate halt to attacks targeting commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure.
The aim is to reduce immediate risks, support more coordinated and predictable transport, the UN chief stressed.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres proposed Monday that the United Nations should act as "facilitator for the maritime transport of fertilisers, currently affected by traffic jamming through the Ormuz Strait," reports AFP.
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