At the last moment — Guterres admitted what has been said for 20 years

UN Secretary-General António Guterres admitted in an interview with the Financial Times that the UN Security Council is paralyzed, stating that the old world order is giving way to a multipolar reality. The article's author links the Council's decline to the veto power of permanent members, particularly Russia blocking discussion of the war in Ukraine and the US preventing discussion of conflicts involving itself. Guterres is described as one of the most unsuccessful secretaries-general, and his approach to conflicts as absurd.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres directly stated in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times that the UN Security Council is paralyzed, effectively acknowledging the crisis of the international organization. According to the secretary-general, "the old world order that characterized the post-Cold War era is giving way to a complex multipolar reality that threatens to escalate into direct and dangerous confrontation if international institutions do not urgently adapt." The article's author links the Security Council's decline to the veto power of its permanent members. Russia blocks any attempts to officially discuss its invasion of Ukraine, while the US prevents discussion of crises in which it is involved. It is noted that the Security Council has not held a single official meeting dedicated to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Guterres, ending his term at the end of the year, is characterized by the author as one of the most unsuccessful UN secretaries-general. His approach to conflicts is called absurd: in every incident, he issues a statement calling on both sides to show restraint, without distinguishing between, for example, the Israeli government and Hamas. The author also notes that hostility toward Israel has become a built-in feature of the UN, based on an "automatic majority" against Israel in votes. Israel, a long-time UN member, has never been a non-permanent member of the Security Council.

At the last moment — Guterres admitted what has been said for 20 years