Chancellor Gil: It's a miracle that today there are no missiles and even nuclear warheads flying between continents

Published at: 23/02/2026 03:26 PM

The Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, participated this Monday in a meeting with the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations (UN), in Geneva, Switzerland, where he warned that the world is threatened by the outbreak of an unprecedented war.

In his speech, the Venezuelan foreign minister stressed that it is a “miracle that today missiles and even nuclear warheads are not flying between continents as a result of non-compliance with international law.”

“The threat is real, it's imminent, it's palpable, it's still there, as are the actors and factors that seem to push some political and world leaders in that direction,” he said, referring to the importance of the Group of Friends for the promotion and defense of the UN Charter, as a guarantor of global peace and stability.

He warned that the multilateral system and its entire regulatory institutional architecture are under attack. “The Charter of the United Nations is under constant fire on the part of those who today, 80 years later, consider it a hindrance to their hegemonic plans. Let's not forget that the military aggression against Venezuela last January was also against the coordinator of the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter,” he criticized.

Gil pointed out that, despite the grim scenario, there are also “opportunities for hope and also for rethinking our individual and collective role in favor of the cause of peoples, of life and of peace; and the group of Friends is one of those opportunities”

The meeting took place within the framework of the 61st regular session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations Organization.

Mazo News Team