Mr Guterres started his remarks by welcoming the ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Hamas.
The groups also kidnapped around 240 people and took them to Gaza.
The head of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial has criticised UN secretary general António Guterres for his remarks on the Gaza war.
The UN secretary general said the Middle East was on the “verge of the abyss” as he urged Islamist Hamas to release the hostages it took immediately.
“I appeal to all parties – and those who have an influence over those parties – to avoid any further escalation and spillover,” he said.
“One in eight people globally lives with a mental health condition, with women and young people impacted the most,” said UN secretary general António Guterres.
The world has already warmed by about 1.1 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times. The past eight years have been the warmest since weather records began.
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According to the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation, the past three months have been the hottest ever recorded on Earth.
Africa has experienced seven coups since August 2020, before the one on Wednesday in Gabon. Others are Niger, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Chad.
UN secretary general António Guterres has called on the Russian Federation to return to implementing the Black Sea Grain Initiative along the lines of his proposals.
