Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine peace summit to stop future wars - live

  (The Guardian) : Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences * Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summit * World inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chief * Biden vows to lead by example on weapons of mass destruction * Brazilians applaud Lula’s return to diplomacy Guterressays countries such as Russia are creating a “world of insecurity” for everyone following its invasion ofUkraine, which he says has “unleashed the next phase of our lives: historic human rights abuse, families torn apart, children traumatised, hopes and dreams shattered.” The war in Ukraine has “serious implications” for the world beyond Kyiv, he says, pointing to the collapse of the Black Sea grain initiative. The world badly needs Ukrainian food and Russian food and fertilisers to stabilise markets and guarantee food security. Sudan is descending into full scale civil war. Millions have fled and the country risks splitting apart. In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, millions are displaced and gender based violence is a horrific daily reality in a country that suffered centuries of colonial exploitation, is today overwhelmed by gang violence and still awaits international support. Authoritarianism is on the march, inequalities are growing, and hate speech is on the rise. What we need is determination and determination which is in the DNA of our United Nations, summoning gods with the first words of the charter. We the peoples of the United Nations, determined, determined to ..