China News Agency, United Nations, March 10 (Reporter Madlin) United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said on the 10th that the conflict in Ukraine is a test of the global governance system. If human beings cannot improve global governance and manage risks, future generations may be "forced to Restoring the international order after a catastrophe".
The 76th United Nations General Assembly held the fifth and final round of consultations on how to advance our Common Agenda on the same day, with the theme of international cooperation.
Humanity faces a worrying and complex world in which "geopolitical, technological, environmental and other pressures are pulling us apart at a time when we most urgently need to come together," Guterres said at the meeting.
He emphasized that peace is the most important global public good that the United Nations should provide, and for this purpose, we must focus on building and strengthening the basis of the multilateral system.
In today's world, local threats can quickly evolve into global, existential, multi-generational crises, Guterres said.
The conflict in Ukraine will strain humanitarian funding and cause suffering for many of the world's most vulnerable people; Ukraine is one of the world's largest sources of food, and the conflict could lead to soaring food prices, indirectly exacerbating famines worldwide; the conflict highlights Humanity's continued dependence on fossil fuels has in turn led to geopolitical shocks to the global economy and energy security.
He also stressed the need to focus on non-traditional threats such as cyber warfare, disinformation campaigns, and the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
Guterres said he had asked his high-level advisory committee on global public goods to provide concrete recommendations on improving global governance, while preparing for an intergovernmental "future summit" to be held in September 2023.
The outcome of the summit, he said, could be a future pact that could power the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
Guterres wants the pact to focus on several of the priorities he laid out in "Our Common Agenda," such as a new peace agenda, a global digital compact, key principles for the peaceful and sustainable use of outer space, and more.
Guterres presented his "Our Common Agenda" report to the UN General Assembly in September 2021, laying out his vision for a new future of global cooperation and a revival of inclusive, networked and productive multilateralism.
According to the requirements of the report, the General Assembly has so far held four rounds of consultations on how to advance our Common Agenda.
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