NOURNEWS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the US government's and security forces' treatment of protesters, who took to the streets protesting against racism and police brutality, which he wrote his Twitter account.
"The fight against racism is at the core of the UN’s work," he wrote. "But if racism exists everywhere, it exists within the United Nations."
"Yesterday, staff joined together to express solidarity with victims & share concerns," the UN chief continued. "We must move forward with introspection, honesty & action", TASS reported.
Over the past ten days, various US states have been the scene of violent protests over the brutal murder of black American citizen George Floyd, at least 11 people have been killed in the protests, which have been severely repressed by US police and hundreds have been injured and thousands have been arrested.
The UN Secretary-General has previously reacted to anti-racist protests in the United States.
He added: "I am heartbroken to see violence on the streets in our host country and our host city of New York. Grievances must be heard, but should be expressed peacefully - and authorities must show restraint in responding to demonstrations."
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