UN chief calls for reaffirmed commitment to multilateralism, peaceful settlement of disputes

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UN chief calls for reaffirmed commitment to multilateralism, peaceful settlement of disputes

2025-07-23 09:09 Last Updated At：14:47

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on all the member states to reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism and the peaceful settlement of disputes through diplomacy, while upholding international law and the UN Charter, to jointly promote peace and security in the world.

Guterres made the appeal at an open debate of the UN Security Council, which adopted a resolution on strengthening mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of international disputes.

Resolution 2788, adopted unanimously by the 15-member council, urges all UN member states to utilize effectively the mechanisms as outlined in Article 33 of the UN Charter, including negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.

"Around the world, we see an utter disregard for, if not outright violations of, international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law, international humanitarian law, and the UN Charter itself, without any accountability. These failures to uphold international obligations are coming at a time of the widening geopolitical divides and conflicts. And the cost is staggering, measured in human lives, shattered communities, and lost futures. We need look no further than the horror show in Gaza, with a level of death and destruction without parallel in recent times," Guterres said.

The UN chief emphasized that peace requires choice and effort, with the UN Security Council standing at the center of the global architecture for peace and security.

Over the eight decades since the founding of the United Nations, the UN Charter has consistently advocated for the peaceful settlement of disputes, and multilateralism is the fundamental way to achieve enduring peace, he added.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.