09/23/2026
At the United Nations General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “a world built on interdependence -- and sustained by a dense web of economic, political, social and technological connections.”
To rectify the expanding "fault lines in our world," we will need global competence to work effectively together and resolve the issues of the present and future.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” as he made his final address Tuesday to a yearly gathering of world leaders convening to face a formidable menu of challenges -- from climate change and war to inequality and artificial intelligence.