New Delhi, July 24 -- The U.N. Security Council urged the 193 United Nations member nations on Tuesday to use all possible means to settle disputes peacefully. The U.N. chief said that is needed now more than ever as he pointed to "the horror show in Gaza" and conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Haiti and Myanmar.

The vote was unanimous on a Pakistan-drafted resolution in the 15-member council.

In urging greater efforts to pursue global peace, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the council: "Around the world, we see an utter disregard for - if not outright violations of - international law" as well as the U.N. Charter.

It is happening at a time of widening geopolitical divides and numerous conflicts, starting with Gaza, where "starvation...