UN secretary-general says world must work together in ‘interdependence’ to solve problems – WTOP News
He warned that climate change, artificial intelligence and widening inequality demand more cooperation as his second five-year term ends this year.
- On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City, warning that "the fault lines in our world are widening" amid existential threats.
- Leaders from 193 member nations gathered as the body faces a difficult year, struggling to address conflicts in the Mideast and Ukraine while managing financial instability caused by outstanding arrears.
- Guterres rebuked "might-makes-right" thinking, telling superpowers their "power isn't so super," while urging global cooperation to address existential risks including runaway artificial intelligence.
- President Trump touted his record of making "America the most powerful country in the world" and dismissed AI warnings as "a hoax," while criticizing the UN for "imposing the far-left agenda of globalist bureaucrats."
- With Guterres leaving office at the end of this year, he vowed to "never, ever give up" on the conviction that peace is possible, even as no clear successor has emerged.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” Tuesday as he made his final address to the annual gathering of world leaders convening to face a formidable menu of challenges, from climate change and war to inequality and the rise of artificial intelligence.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” as he made his final address Tuesday to a yearly...
A selection of foreign media materials for September 22
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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Addressing the global community in a direct statement posted on X, the UN chief highlighted the rapid expansion of violence across multiple fronts, observing that "across the Middle East, conflicts are cascading." World News | UN Chief Antonio Guterres Warns of Cascading West Asia Conflicts and Widening Global Divides at 81st UNGA Session.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres warns of cascading West Asia conflicts and widening global divides at 81st UNGA session - The Tribune
Addressing the global community in a direct statement posted on X, the UN chief highlighted the rapid expansion of violence across multiple fronts, observing that "across the Middle East, conflicts are cascading."
(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lim Soo-jung = UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on the 22nd (local time) that the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) are comparable to the risks of Cold War-era nuclear weapons...
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