Antonio Guterres: 'Huge risk' of great fracture happening in global system | Talk to Al Jazeera
Sep 9, 2023
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The podcast discusses the G20 summit and the challenges of addressing global issues. It emphasizes the need to reform multilateral organizations, navigate the 'Great Fracture' in the global system, find a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine, and address increasing coups in Africa.
Antonio Guterres emphasizes the need for reforming the international system, calling for changes in the financial system, the Security Council, and other multilateral organizations to address climate change and emerging technologies without effective mechanisms for global governance.
Guterres highlights the importance of avoiding divisions between the G7, China, and BRICS nations and embracing negotiations to establish a unified global market, financial system, and open internet with clear rules to address ongoing crises and challenges.
Deep dives
The Need for Reforming the International System
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, emphasizes the need for reforming the international system, calling for changes in the financial system, the Security Council, and other multilateral organizations. He states that these reforms are vital because the world faces significant challenges, such as climate change and the emergence of new technologies, without effective mechanisms for global governance. Guterres also highlights the growing inequalities and the vulnerable position of developing countries, advocating for stronger and more effective multilateral organizations to address these issues.
Addressing the Inadequacies of Current Multilateral Organizations
Guterres points out that the current multilateral organizations, including the Security Council and the World Bank, were established after World War II and do not adequately represent today's global realities. He insists on the need to readjust the composition and power structures of these organizations to reflect the multipolar world and correct historical imbalances. Guterres also underscores the necessity of providing sufficient capital to multilateral development banks in order to support the economic needs of developing countries and tackle the challenges posed by climate change.
The Risk of Global Fracture and Importance of Negotiation
Guterres expresses concern about the potential fracturing of the world into rival camps, particularly between the G7 and China along with the BRICS nations. He emphasizes the importance of avoiding such divisions and embracing negotiations to establish a unified global market, financial system, and open internet with clear rules. While he acknowledges the difficulties in achieving immediate structural reforms, Guterres asserts the need to take immediate actions to address inequalities, provide financial support to developing countries, and enhance climate justice to effectively respond to ongoing crises and challenges.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the world's 20 largest economies in New Delhi.
The G20 bloc accounts for more than 80 percent of global gross domestic product and 75 percent of international trade. But as the international community increasingly deals with opposing interests and geopolitical dynamics, many question if it serves any purpose.
The United Nations secretary-general is mandated to help resolve situations threatening global peace and security.
Can a summit overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a global economy in distress and an escalating climate crisis set the global agenda?
Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, talks to Al Jazeera.
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