Tuesday, September 22, 2026

GUTERRES LAST UN SPEECH

 



 

 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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