"We know this is likely a serious underestimate," he added.
"We know this is likely a serious underestimate," he added. UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said the United Nations had received credible allegations"that Russian forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas at least 24 times".
"Allegations of conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by Russian forces have also emerged. These include gang rape and rapes in front of children," she said.She said the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine was seeking to verify all allegations. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the greatest challenges ever to the international order"because of its nature, intensity, and consequences".Mr Guterres said the war was putting even more pressure on the developing world, with more than 1.2 billion people particularly vulnerable to spiking food, energy and fertiliser costs. "We are already seeing some countries move from vulnerability into crisis, and signs of serious social unrest,"he added.
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