UN Chief Says Power Has Polarized the World and Urges Leaders to Cooperate
He said military, economic and technological power alone can no longer secure peace, as the UN reported gender parity across senior leadership.
- On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his farewell address to the General Assembly, warning world leaders that superpowers can no longer unilaterally guarantee security or resolve global problems.
- Guterres described an "irreversible" shift toward a multipolar world where power drains from governments to private corporations and individuals, warning against the "great fracture" splitting the world into rival economic and security blocs.
- He highlighted "four great tests of power," including climate chaos and artificial intelligence, while noting that five major western oil companies pocketed nearly half a trillion dollars in profits amid global inequality.
- President William Ruto and Finnish President Alexander Stubb argued that AI governance must be "globally shaped, not globally imposed," proposing "shared sovereignty" to prevent nations from falling into technological dependency.
- With his term ending December 31, Guterres urged 193 member nations to reform the 81-year-old United Nations, calling the Security Council structure "unjust and indefensible" for lacking permanent African representation.
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The Korea Times
UN chief says power has polarized the world and urges leaders to cooperate
UNITED NATIONS — In a no-nonsense farewell speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged global leaders Tuesday to respond to the defining challenge today: Will the world continue on its path to fragmentation or cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities? At the heart of these crises is power, Guterres told the annual high-level gathering at the U.N. Gene…
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The geopolitical fractures, the uncontrolled advance of technology and the uncontrolled increase of war hotbeds of tension are pushing the planet towards a structural precipice. This has been warned by the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, during the opening of the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations. In his inaugural intervention, marked by being the last of his term of office to remain just 100 days in office, …
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