And obviously, this question will be on the table of our discussions. Secretary-General: Well, next week, I will be receiving President Zelenskyy. And thank you for being here, on behalf of the United Nations Correspondents Association. So my question is next week, the high-level week, so there is any room for hope or on making some progress in general on Ukraine, but more specifically on the Black Sea Grain Initiative? Thank you so much. One question and questions not statements. Next week here in New York is the place to start. If we want a future of peace and prosperity based on equity and solidarity, leaders have a special responsibility to achieve compromise in designing our common future for our common good. It is time for compromise for a better tomorrow. This is a time to come together for real, practical solutions. This is not a time for indifference or indecision. This is not a time for posturing or positioning. My appeal to world leaders will be clear: On health challenges, hotspots and a host of other issues. On crucial questions of funding and investments for development.
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On how to boost ambition to tackle the climate crisis. In addition, next week we will also shine a spotlight on how to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals at the half-way mark to 2030. I will go into further detail in my address to the General Assembly on Tuesday. I know reform is fundamentally about power – and there are obviously many competing interests and agendas in our increasingly multipolar world.īut at a time when our challenges are more connected than ever, the outcome of a zero-sum game is that everyone gets zero. Today’s multilateral institutions that were created after the Second World War reflect the power and economic dynamics of that time, and so, they need reform. So, to bring our multipolar world together, we need strong, reformed multilateral institutions, anchored in the United Nations Charter and international law.
Multipolarity can be a factor of equilibrium.īut it can also lead to escalating tensions, fragmentation and worse. Yet in the face of all this and more, geopolitical divisions are undermining our capacity to respond. People are looking to their leaders for a way out of this mess. We will be gathering at a time when humanity faces huge challenges – from the worsening climate emergency to escalating conflicts, the global cost-of-living crisis, soaring inequalities and dramatic technological disruptions. It is a one-of-a-kind moment each year for leaders from every corner of the globe to not only assess the state of the world – but to act for the common good. In New Delhi, for a summit of G-20 leaders.Īnd tomorrow in Havana, to meet with leaders of the G-77 and China.īut next week begins the greatest G of all – the G-193 – the High-Level Week of the General Assembly.
In Jakarta, to strengthen our partnership with Southeast Asian nations. In Nairobi, to focus on climate solutions in Africa. In recent days, I have attended a number of gatherings of various groupings of world leaders. The United Nations is mobilizing to support relief efforts and we will work in any and every way we can with partners to help get emergency assistance to those who so desperately need it. These heart-wrenching disasters have claimed thousands of lives and affected countless families and communities.
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I want to express my deepest condolences and my full solidarity with all those affected by the devastating earthquake in Morocco and the massive floods in Libya. Now that you are preparing for the High-level week of the General Assembly, allow me to begin with the very sad news and tragic developments in North Africa. Dear members of the media, it is a pleasure to be with you again.
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