In his last speech as Secretary-General of the
United Nations, the former Portugues Prime Minister Antonio Guterres said that
the world has entered “an era of deep uncertainty.” He passionately called on
world leaders to “unite for peace, international cooperation and human dignity”.
His
speech today (Sunday) was his last before he steps down as the UN
Secretary-General at the end of this year.
He
named what he regards as the three worst existential threats to humanity as
rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence, the global warming crisis, and
deepening inequalities among people.
His
has served two terms in office, the first from 2017t0 2021, the second from
2021 to the last day of 2026.
He
emphasised in his last speech his condemnation of the civilian killings in
Gaza, warning that Israel’s settlement expansion in the West Bank was “raising
the spectre of ethnic cleansing.”
He
also called for an end to Russi’s invasion of Ukraine, and said that military superpower
cannot alone secure lasting peace.
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