"It is high time to stop this hell on earth," Guterres said, following the UN Security Council's decision on Saturday to support a 30-day humanitarian ceasefire in Syria.
Combatting terrorism is no legitimate excuse for failure to protect civilians, Guterres warned at the opening of a UN Human Rights Council session.
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said that "we have every reason to remain cautious" about the UN-backed truce, "as airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta continue this morning."
Combatting terrorism is no legitimate excuse for failure to protect civilians, Guterres warned at the opening of a UN Human Rights Council session.
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said that "we have every reason to remain cautious" about the UN-backed truce, "as airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta continue this morning."