‘No one power’ can solve global problems, says UN chief as Trump veers away

United Nations main Antonio Guterres appears to constituent astatine Trump arsenic critics accidental his ‘Board of Peace’ aims to regenerate UN.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that planetary “cooperation is eroding” successful the world, during a media briefing wherever helium took purpose astatine 1 – possibly 2 – almighty countries undermining efforts to lick planetary problems collectively.

In his yearly code arsenic secretary-general, wherever helium outlined priorities for the UN, Guterres said connected Thursday that the satellite assemblage stood acceptable to assistance members bash much to code their astir pressing issues, including the clime catastrophe, inequality, struggle and the rising power of exertion companies.

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But helium warned that “global problems volition not beryllium solved by 1 powerfulness calling the shots,” successful evident notation to United States President Donald Trump’s medication and his moves to wantonness overmuch of the UN system, portion besides impelling countries to articulation his newly-created “Board of Peace”.

Guterres went connected to accidental that “two powers” would besides not lick cardinal problems by “carving the satellite into rival spheres of influence”, successful what appeared to beryllium a notation to China and its increasing relation successful planetary affairs.

Guterres, who volition measurement down from his presumption astatine the extremity of the year, underscored the UN’s ongoing committedness to planetary instrumentality amid concerns that treaties, which countries person abided by for decades, are coming undone.

Amid Israel’s genocidal warfare connected Gaza and the brazen abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro by US forces, the UN main warned that planetary instrumentality is being “trampled” and “multilateral institutions are nether battle connected galore fronts.”

But, helium added, the UN was inactive “pushing for bid – conscionable and sustainable bid rooted successful planetary law”.

Beginning successful his archetypal word arsenic US President, Trump sought to end his country’s ceremonial participation successful galore aspects of the UN system, portion besides anxious to wield power implicit cardinal decision-making bodies, including done the usage of the US veto successful the UN’s almighty Security Council.

Trump’s existent medication has besides imposed sanctions connected UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine Francesca Albanese and threatened to authorisation negotiators progressive successful UN talks connected shipping contamination astatine the International Maritime Organization.

The US leader’s actions person drawn criticism.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva earlier this period accused Trump of wanting to make “a caller UN”.

Lula made his remark conscionable days aft Trump launched his “Board of Peace” inaugural astatine the World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland.

While much than 2 twelve countries successful the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe person signed up arsenic founding members of the bid board, respective large nations, including France, person turned down invitations to join, and Canada has been excluded.

France said the Trump-led bid committee “goes beyond the model of Gaza and raises superior questions, successful peculiar with respect to the principles and operation of the United Nations, which cannot beryllium called into question”.