State of world getting worse as UN Security Council paralysed: Guterres

The UN chief’s mandate ends on December 31 this year, with a successor yet to be named.Published On 21 Sep 202621 Sep 2026The state of the world seems to be getting worse due to a “dramatic geopolitical divide” that is leaving “the most vulnerable countries and populations in very dramatic situations” and that “paralyses the Security Council”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told Al Jazeera.Speaking on Monday, the first day of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Guterres said that major military conflicts happening in the world at the moment, the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Israel war on Iran, have created a crisis due to the continued violations of international law by “superpowers” that are key members of the UN Security Council (UNSC).Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why do Sudan’s humanitarian truces keep failing and who is to blame?list 2 of 4Israeli forces arrest dozens of Palestinians in occupied West Bank raidlist 3 of 4CNN, Politico, MS NOW sue Trump administration over White House banlist 4 of 4What’s the US–China AI ‘hotline’ that Trump plans to pitch to Xi Jinping?end of list“That creates an environment of impunity, in w...