UN chief warns superpowers cannot solve global problems alone

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 15:37

Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly that superpowers lack the power to guarantee security or solve world problems.

In his final address to the UN General Assembly, António Guterres warned that the world's fault lines have widened as superpowers have proved unable to guarantee security or solve global problems alone. He pleaded for 'a world built on interdependence' and warned of unprecedented convergence of threats, saying mechanisms for collective action are under strain.

How it is being reported

• Guterres delivers 'message to superpowers' in last UN General Assembly speechFrance 24 · 22 Sept, 15:28
• Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly addressThe Guardian · 22 Sept, 14:30

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