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PIVOTAL MOMENT: UN Secretary-General says world is at 'pivotal moment' and countries must work together to avoid breakdown of global order and a future of perpetual crisis

The UN secretary-general issued a dire warning Friday that the world is moving in the wrong direction and faces 'a pivotal moment' in which business as usual could lead to a breakdown of global order and perpetual crises.

Changing course, he said, could signal a breakthrough to a greener and safer future.

In a horizon-scanning report presented to the General Assembly, Guterres said his vision for a 'breakthrough scenario' to that future is driven by 'the principle of working together ... And recognizing that no community or country, however powerful, can solve its challenges alone.'

In order to do that, the UN chief said the world´s nations and people must reverse today´s dangerous trends.

The world is under 'enormous stress' on almost every front, he said, and the COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call[/b]demonstrating the failure of nations to come together and take t decisions.

Guterres said this 'paralysis' extends far beyond COVID-19 to the failures to tackle the climate crisis and 'our suicidal war on nature and the collapse of biodiversity.'

Other crises, he said, include 'unchecked inequality' undermining the cohesion of societies, and technology's advances 'without guard rails to protect us from its unforeseen consequences.'

[b]In other signs of a more chaotic and insecure world, he pointed to rising poverty, hunger and gender inequality after decades of decline, bringing people into the streets to protest, 'while conspiracy theories and lies fuel deep divisions within societies.'

Additionally, he cited the extreme risk to human life and the planet from nuclear war and a climate breakdown.

The report - 'Our Common Agenda' - is a response to last year´s declaration by world leaders on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the request from the General Assembly's 193 member nations for the U.N. chief to make recommendations to address the challenges for global governance.

He said multilateral institutions have proven to be 'too weak and fragmented for today´s global challenges and risks.'

What´s needed, Guterres said, is not new multilateral bureaucracies but more effective multilateral institutions including a United Nations '2.0' more relevant to the 21st century.

'And we need multilateralism with teeth,' he said.

In the report, Guterres said immediate action is needed to protect the planet´s 'most precious' assets from oceans to outer space, to ensure it is livable, and to deliver on the aspirations of people everywhere for peace and good health.

He called for an immediate global vaccination plan implemented by an emergency task force, saying 'investing $50 billion in vaccinations now could add an estimated $9 trillion to the global economy in the next four years.'

The report proposes that a global Summit of the Future take place in 2023 that would not only look at all these issues but go beyond traditional security threats 'to strengthen global governance of digital technology and outer space, and to manage future risks and crises,' he said.

It would also consider a New Agenda for Peace including measures to reduce strategic risks from nuclear weapons, cyber warfare and lethal autonomous weapons, which Guterres called one of humanity´s most destabilizing inventions.

The secretary-general said a new United Nations Futures Lab will publish regular reports 'on megatrends and risks.'

He said the COVID-19 pandemic also exposed deficiencies in the global Financial system .

To tackle these weaknesses and integrate the global financial system with other global priorities.
Guterres proposed holding summits every two years between the 20 leading economies in the G20, the U.N.´s Economic and Social Council, the heads of international financial institutions and the U.N. secretary-general.

He also called for the correction of 'a major blind spot in how we measure progress and prosperity,' saying Gross Domestic Product or GDP fails to for 'the incalculable social and environmental damage that may be caused by the pursuit of profit.'

'My report calls for new metrics that value the life and well-being of the many over short-term profit for the few,' Guterres said.

It also calls for a new Emergency Platform that would be triggered automatically in large-scale crises comprising governments, the U.N. system, international financial institutions, civil society, the private sector and others, he said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9980801/UN-chief-World-pivotal-moment-avert-crises.html

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Yeah we know... Especially we in Nigeria.... And we never even see anything....

UN did not intervene even after the Taliban took over Afghanistan affairs.

This is the same way they will not intervene after Boko Haram finally captures and Islamises Nigeria.

If you have sense as a southerner, start preparing down now! Start now!!! This is not something you should just only be alert... You should be prepared... Fully! We are talking of life and death.

As we say in SW: "o hun bo, o hun bo, awon la n de e de...."

The Nairaland endtime e-pastor.... Over to you sir

Courtesy of weak and useless Joe Biden

That's for sure

Pastor Righteousness
We await thee my lord

In Nigeria we still have people and communities who still use the rivers as their toilets, dump sites and the rest.

All the problems of this world were created by them, disunited nations!

Weting concern Naija

nature knows how to cleans the mess, when shes ready she will handle these failed human govts

there is nothing we will be able to do about it, cos human govt is busy building WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION(WMD) while neglecting the catastrophic and the devastating effects its having on mother earth

you all saw the wild fire that broke out in many European countries, floods of different and enormous proportion, earth quakes etc

all these are snippets of what mother earth is capable of doing to humans when shes ready.



earth is the only home we have, if we dont take care of it, we dont have anywhere else(yet)

Pastor Righteousness food don land

Create problems,proffer solutions then CASH OUT should be the motto of UN....They do not care about humans or nature but their greed to accumulate more wealth

The world is full of pride and greed, i don't know what else you're talking about.

I wish there is no Islam the world would have been a better place for you and me....

All these one na story. Let the World end already, It's none of my business. I don't give a fvck.....

what can be pivotal than covid

Pastor Righteousness2
We await thee my lord

On a more serious note ,the world is truly stressed...from frequent earthquakes, hurricanes,terrorism, rituals ,bloodbaths from all corners of the world.
God have mercy .

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Be like say dem don ban that pastor lmao

Righteousness2:
You can't make this up.
Anyone with Deep understanding will see Clearly that the UN is Preparing for Something Huge.

Anyone with a Clear eye will see from the Speech, that this whole Medical Emergenct is setting up the Stage for the New world Order( NWO), One World Government, One World Currency, One world religion, etc.
The way is Clearly been set for the antichrist.

I am 110% sure these are End of the End of times.
Folks ,The RAPTURE of the Church is right at the Door.
This Ship is Sinking!!
People! People! Awake from your Slumber and Open your eyes to the Needful Befor you cry Had I known!

I spoke too soon

I don't understand this

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Even the UN Understands the world is not normal and is at a Pivotal Moment, yet many are Sleeping .

Anyone with a Clear eye will see from the Speech, that this whole Medical Emergency stuff is setting up the Stage for the New world Order( NWO), One World Government, One World Currency, One world religion, etc. just as we have said long ago.

The way is Clearly being set for the antichrist.

I am 110% sure these are End of the End of times.
Folks ,The RAPTURE of the Church is right at the Door.
This Ship is Sinking!!
People! People! Awake from your Slumber and Open your eyes to the Needful Befor you cry Had I known!

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What about all these foreign countries developing nuclear weapons and testing nuclear weapons up and down?

Okay

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