Geopolitical divides fueling UN Security Council inaction, Guterres warns

Guterres calls for urgent Security Council reform, says geopolitical divides hindering action on global crises.

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a “reform” of the Security Council, blaming the conduct of major powers for the body’s “paralysis”.

Responding at a news conference on Wednesday to a question about why calls to respect international law have gone unheeded, Guterres pointed to geopolitical divisions among major powers.

“We have geopolitical divides, and in these geopolitical divides, we have powers that themselves violate international law and sit in the Security Council … and that has been paralysing the Security Council,” he said.

“That is why the reform of the Security Council must be an absolute priority,” Guterres said, adding that there must be a redistribution of power as “power relations no longer correspond to the realities of the world”.

Israeli violence in occupied Palestinian territory

One of these realities for the UN chief is the impunity with which Israel has continued its genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank.

“Peace cannot be achieved in the Middle East without resolving the Palestinian-Israeli crisis,” Guterres said while calling for an immediate end to Israeli ethnic cleansing of occupied Palestinian territory.

“We are witnessing gradual annexation in the West Bank and violations committed by settlers with the support of Israeli security forces.”

Peace in the Middle East “will not be achieved without a two-state solution”, he added.

War in Ukraine devastating global economy

The UN chief also spoke on the situation in Ukraine and the prospects of a ceasefire, saying he would be “delighted” to facilitate trilateral Ukraine peace talks at the UN General Assembly if key parties agree.

“It is absolutely essential to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine and to create conditions to move towards a just peace. Unfortunately we see that war is going on and on and on and we see devastating consequences for the global economy,” he said.

Global coordination to control AI

The UN chief also mentioned artificial intelligence, saying there is a need to promote a “global and coordinated” vision to address the threat of “runaway” AI.

“You cannot afford to ignore concerns that have been raised, especially by those on the front lines of the development of AI.”

Last week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a blog post saying the AI industry must slow the pace of improving the technology’s capabilities to allow time for guardrails.

“At a time when the world faces three existential threats – runaway artificial intelligence, climate crisis, and the intolerable deepening of inequalities – international cooperation is more necessary than ever.”

古特雷斯呼吁安理会紧急改革，称地缘政治分歧阻碍了应对全球危机的行动。

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联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯呼吁对安全理事会进行“改革”，并将安理会的“瘫痪”归咎于大国的行为。

周三，在新闻发布会上，当被问及为何尊重国际法的呼吁未得到回应时，古特雷斯指出，这是由于大国之间的地缘政治分歧造成的。

他说：“我们存在地缘政治分歧，在这些地缘政治分歧中，一些势力本身就违反国际法，却占据了安理会席位……这导致安理会陷入瘫痪。”

古特雷斯说：“正因如此，安理会改革必须成为绝对优先事项。”他还补充说，必须重新分配权力，因为“权力关系不再符合世界现实”。

以色列在被占领的巴勒斯坦领土上实施暴力行为

联合国秘书长面临的现实之一是，以色列在加沙继续实施种族灭绝，在被占领的西岸进行种族清洗，却逍遥法外。

古特雷斯表示，“如果不解决巴以危机，中东就无法实现和平”，并呼吁立即停止以色列对被占领巴勒斯坦领土的种族清洗。

“我们正在目睹西岸地区逐步被吞并，以及定居者在以色列安全部队的支持下犯下的侵犯人权行为。”

他补充说，如果没有两国方案，中东和平“就无法实现”。

乌克兰战争重创全球经济

联合国秘书长还谈到了乌克兰局势和停火前景，表示如果主要各方同意，他将“乐于”在联合国大会上促成乌克兰三方和平谈判。

他说：“在乌克兰实现停火并创造条件以实现公正和平至关重要。不幸的是，我们看到战争一再持续，并对全球经济造成了毁灭性后果。”

全球协调控制人工智能

联合国秘书长还提到了人工智能，称需要推广“全球协调”的愿景来应对“失控”人工智能的威胁。

“你不能忽视人们提出的担忧，尤其是那些身处人工智能发展第一线的人们提出的担忧。”

上周，Anthropic 首席执行官 Dario Amodei 发表了一篇博客文章，称人工智能行业必须放慢提升技术能力的步伐，以便为安全措施留出时间。

“在世界面临三大生存威胁——失控的人工智能、气候危机和日益加剧的不平等——的当下，国际合作比以往任何时候都更加必要。”