"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused the UN Security Council of failing to act with urgency in the face of global conflicts, speaking at the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum on Saturday. He stressed that the body has been unable ‘to resolve the problem’ at a time when "the world is experiencing the greatest amount of conflict since the Second World War." "I am outraged by the passivity of the members of the Security Council, who have not been able to resolve the problem in the Gaza Strip. They have not been able to resolve the problem of Iraq, they have not been able to resolve the problem of Libya, they have not been able to resolve the problem of Ukraine, they have not been able to resolve the problem in Iran. That is to say, everything is resolved with war," he said. Regarding Iran, Lula claimed there was no evidence of any threat against the United States nor that the regime was building a nuclear weapon. "We cannot continue living in a world of lies in which people construct the enemy, create a negative image of the enemy to justify its destruction," he added. Lula added that international law must be respected, and that intervention by other countries in the sovereignty of any nation should not be allowed, noting the blockades the US carries out against Venezuela and Cuba. "What are they doing with Cuba now? What did they do with Venezuela? What are they doing? Is that democratic? In which paragraph? In which article of the UN Charter does it say that a president of one country can invade another?" he asked. The X CELAC Summit brings together heads of state and political leaders from Latin America and Africa, including the president of Uruguay, Yamandu Orsi, the president of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, and the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro. Held in Colombia from March 18 to 21, its main objective is to strengthen cooperation among countries of the Global South, strengthen multilateralism, attract investment and promote a common agenda on issues such as sustainable development, connectivity, financing, energy transition and digital transformation."