On May 15th, German Chancellor Mertz met with visiting UN Secretary General Guterres, and both sides jointly met with journalists after the meeting. Guterres stated that in a world where differences are widening and distrust is intensifying, Germany’s leadership and voice are indispensable. Mertz once again calls on Israel to ensure the provision of supplies to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and to take cautious military actions. He stated that his government will link further funding and reforms to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNHCR). On the Ukrainian issue, Guterres expressed that the United Nations supports a just and peaceful settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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