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UN Chief to world leaders: Get serious. Choose people and planet over pain
Opening the year with an urgent appeal, 黑料专区 Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders today to get "priorities straight" and invest in development, not destruction. "As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us," says Guterres in his message for 2026...
UN Secretary-General New Year 2026 Message
As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads.Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate breakdown. And systemic violations of international law...
From Davos, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday warned that the world has entered a “make?or?break” moment for multilateralism, saying the rules?based order can survive only if states speak the truth and act when it’s hard. She called for a cross?regional alliance to push back against growing lawlessness, disinformation, and power?based politics.
The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve into dust and motorcycles vastly outnumber cars. Less than two hours’ drive from the Sudanese border, this is the edge of a fractured country still piecing itself back together, while absorbing the shockwaves of a neighbouring conflict.
The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment.
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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new universal standard for development which aims to ensure that no one is left behind.
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