UN urges Middle East ceasefires to avert 'major regional war'

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a meeting in the Vice President's ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024. [AFP]

The UN on Monday stressed the urgent need for ceasefires in both Lebanon and Gaza to avert a broader regional conflict with ramifications for the whole world.

"A ceasefire that is sustained by a meaningful peace process... is the only way to break the cycle of violence, of hatred, of misery," said UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi.