Addressing the UN body on Thursday, Piotr Gliński warned that Russia’s aggression would have a long-term negative impact on global food, energy and financial security, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
“The effects of the Russian invasion will be felt in the economies and societies around the globe,” he said, as cited by the PAP news agency.
Gliński called on the international community to devise short- and long-term policies to limit the consequences of the war and help achieve resilience to global shocks, PAP reported.
Poland helped UN chief visit Ukraine: Gliński
Gliński praised the UN secretary-general’s recent visits to Moscow and Kyiv, noting that Antonio Guterres also stopped in Poland.
The Polish deputy prime minister said that every effort to restore peace in Ukraine was significant, "even if we have to deal with the aggressor."
He revealed that Poland had helped organise Guterres’ trip to Kyiv, the PAP news agency reported.
Poland 'will not cease to deliver aid to Ukraine’
Gliński pledged that Poland “will not cease either to deliver aid to Ukraine or to be a reliable partner for all United Nations system entities involved in providing support.”
He told the UN Security Council that “the number of needy people, and the volume of assistance they require, is growing every day as Russian aggression continues.”
Gliński noted that Thursday's High-level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine held in Warsaw raised USD 6.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Poland’s war-torn eastern neighbour.
‘Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ... must end’: UN chief
Meanwhile, the UN's Guterres said: “Throughout my travels, I did not mince words.”
He added that both in Moscow and Kyiv, his stance was the same: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of the United Nations. It must end for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia and the entire world.”
Friday is day 72 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Poland on Friday reported it had welcomed nearly 3.19 million refugees fleeing Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Source: IAR, PAP, un.org