United Nations secretary-general António Guterres says the world is edging towards ‘a powder keg that risks engulfing the world’
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres says the world is edging towards ‘a powder keg that risks engulfing the world’
“Our thoughts are with our soldiers in what is a very difficult environment to operate within,” he said. “We are in an era of epic transformation – facing challenges unlike any we have ever seen – challenges that demand global solutions,” Mr Guterres said. “Yet geopolitical divisions keep deepening. The planet keeps heating. Wars rage with no clue how they will end. And nuclear posturing and new weapons cast a dark shadow. We are edging towards the unimaginable – a powder keg that risks engulfing the world.
Taoiseach Simon Harris held a number of bilateral meetings with other world leaders throughout the week in New York. Among those he spoke to were Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He also held bilateral meetings with King Abdullah of Jordan, the president of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, and Mr Guterres.
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