Guterres Warns of Global Deterioration Amid Security Council Gridlock
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is deteriorating due to a dramatic geopolitical divide and Security Council gridlock, attributing the crisis to superpower impunity and the compounding economic fallout of ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. As his term concludes this year, he has urged urgent institutional reforms, noting that the current body still reflects the post-World War II order.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera English, Guterres explicitly linked the paralysis of the Security Council to violations of international law by major powers, warning that this environment of impunity is emboldening midsize states to act without consequence. He further detailed how the combined economic shocks from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the US-Israel war on Iran are creating a 'desperate situation' for developing nations facing skyrocketing energy and food costs.
Source: Al Jazeera EnglishUN chief cites geopolitical divides and economic fallout from ongoing wars, urging institutional reform before his term ends.
Source: Al Jazeera
