Secretary-General invokes “Article 99” of the UN Charter for the first time

Guterres urges Security Council to act over Israel-Palestine crisis as threat to international peace and security In a letter to the Council, Mr. Guterres invoked Article 99, contained in Chapter XV of the Charter. Article 99: This says that the UN chief “may bring to attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion, may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.” In a statement to journalists along with the letter, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that this was the first time Mr. Guterres had felt compelled to invoke Chapter 99, since taking office in 2017.  …