Prepares Leave

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned leaders from 193 member nations that the world is facing three existential threats as he prepares to leave office. • Guterres identified runaway artificial intelligence, galloping climate change, and escalating inequality as the primary drivers of global instability and conflict. • A paralyzed Security Council and a deep geopolitical divide have allowed powerful countries to ignore international law with impunity.

• UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned leaders from 193 member nations that the world is deeply divided and the UN Security Council is paralyzed. • Guterres identified three existential threats facing the globe: runaway artificial intelligence, galloping climate change, and escalating inequality. • This geopolitical divide allows powerful countries to flout international law, creating an environment of impunity that hinders the end of global conflicts.