UN chief recalls his message to G20, tells world leaders it's time for global compromise to deal with current challenges
G20 leaders in India, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday underscored that it is time for a «global compromise» as he told Heads of State and Government here that the world needs statesmanship and not gamesmanship to deal with current challenges.
«Divides are widening within countries. Democracy is under threat. Authoritarianism is on the march.
Inequalities are growing. And hate speech is on the rise,» Guterres told world leaders in his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday.
Addressing the world from the iconic green podium in the UNGA hall, Guterres said that in the face of all the challenges that are confronting the world, compromise has become a «dirty word».
«Our world needs statesmanship, not gamesmanship and gridlock. As I told the G20, it is time for a global compromise.
Politics is compromise. Diplomacy is compromise. Effective leadership is compromise,» said the UN chief, who was in India earlier this month to attend the New Delhi G20 summit.
He underscored that leaders have a special responsibility to achieve compromise in building a common future of peace and prosperity for our common good.
The UN chief noted in his address to the UNGA session that over the past year, «we have shown the promise of multilateral action.
We have all the tools and resources to solve our shared challenges. What we need is determination.»
Guterres told world leaders that determination to deal with the challenges of today starts with determination to uphold the UN Charter's pledge for peace.
He, however, voiced concern that instead of ending the scourge of war, «we are seeing a surge of conflicts, coups and chaos. „If every country fulfilled its obligations under the Charter, the right
