As he kicked off this year's general debate at the United Nations, the body's Secretary-General António Guterres did not mince words in an address to leaders from around the globe: 'Our world is in big trouble.'
September 20, 2022, 3:53 PMUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 77th session of the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Sept. 20, 2022, in New York City.As global leaders descend on New York City for the annual U.N. General Assembly, the body's Secretary-General António Guterres issued a dire warning in an opening speech on Tuesday: "Our world is in big trouble.
Guterres alluded to these fractures in his address Tuesday, arguing they undercut the organization's work. Large projectors in the room displayed a picture of a ship called Brave Commander that Guterres called "an image of promise and hope." Laden with grain and flying the blue-and-white flag of the U.N., the vessel was the first to leave Ukrainian ports since the outbreak of Russia's invasion, navigating Black Sea trade routes to bring its badly needed cargo to the Horn of Africa thanks to an agreement Guterres played a pivotal part in brokering.
"Without action now, the global fertilizer shortage will quickly morph into a global food shortage," he said. The U.N. separately says it is "pursuing all efforts" to maximize fertilizer output, but the clock is ticking. The body's trade negotiator advises that shortages need to be addressed in October and November before the window for the northern hemisphere's planting season closes.The secretary-general on Tuesday also spoke to the even broader-sweeping challenges of the day, and advocated for even more ambitious -- or, to some, radical -- plans to address them.
"Today's global financial system was created by rich countries to serve their interests. It expands and entrenches inequalities. It requires deep structural reform," he said. "The divergence between developed and developing countries -- between North and South, between the privileged and the rest -- is becoming more dangerous by the day. It is at the root of the geopolitical tensions.
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