U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dire warning that the world is moving in the wrong direction and faces 'a pivotal moment' because of 'enormous stress' caused by the virus pandemic, climate change, poverty and other factors.
The U.N. chief said the world’s nations and people must reverse today’s dangerous trends and choose “the breakthrough scenario.”
In a horizon-scanning report presented to the General Assembly and at a press conference Friday, Guterres said his vision for the “breakthrough scenario” to a greener and safer world is driven by “the principle of working together, recognizing that we are bound to each other and that no community or country, however powerful, can solve its challenges alone.”
He said multilateral institutions have proven to be “too weak and fragmented for today’s global challenges and risks.” It would also consider a New Agenda for Peace including measures to reduce strategic risks from nuclear weapons, cyber warfare and lethal autonomous weapons, which Guterres called one of humanity’s most destabilizing inventions.
“My report calls for new metrics that value the life and well-being of the many over short-term profit for the few,” Guterres said. As part of a new focus on the world’s young people and future generations, Guterres said he intends to appoint a special envoy for future generations to ensure the interests of those born in the 21st century and establish a new United Nations Youth Office.
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