The UN Secretary-General has called for prioritizing action in 2022 to address five interlinked crises, and the “outdated” multilateral frameworks that are failing to protect critical global goods or deliver on aspirations for sustainable development, peace, and human rights. His remarks were based on the annual Report on the Work of the Organization.Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on 21 January 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres identified five crises that are feeding off each other to worsen unrest: “Inequity and injustice in tackling the pandemic. A global economic system rigged against the poor. Insufficient action on the existential climate threat. A wild west digital frontier that profits from division.”
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