At the beginning of the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed a strong sense of crisis in the current situation of deepening conflicts and divisions in the international community against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, and then addressed issues such as the food crisis. He called on Member States to work together to address common challenges.
At the United Nations Headquarters on the morning of the 20th, from the evening of the 20th Japan time, the general debate speeches by the leaders of each country began, and Secretary-General Guterres made a speech at the beginning.
In it, Secretary-General Guterres said, "Our world is in danger and paralyzed. Geopolitical divisions undermine the functioning of the United Nations Security Council, undermine international law, All international cooperation is declining," he said, expressing a strong sense of crisis at the current situation in which conflicts and divisions in the international community are deepening against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine.
While citing the massive destruction caused by Russia's military aggression, he said conflicts and humanitarian crises were spreading beyond Ukraine, citing large numbers of civilians suffering in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria and Ethiopia. I was.
“Cooperation and dialogue are the only way forward for us,” said Secretary-General Guterres, calling on Member States to work together to tackle common challenges such as the food crisis.
The general debate will be held until the 26th of this month, and attention will be paid to what each country will show regarding the situation in Ukraine, which is the focus.