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The group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other countries that have also signed the agreement – was founded to give developing countries a stronger voice in a global system long dominated by Western countries.
This year’s summit, hosted by India, was attended by heads of state along with leaders of the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization.
Reflects reality
“Today’s economic, demographic and geopolitical realities are nothing like those of 1945.” Mr. Guterres said. “Our institutional structure must reflect that.”
He told the assembled leaders that they alone would bring about the changes he described. “The countries represented at this summit spoke out about this changing realityhe said, adding that “we are increasingly moving towards a multipolar world.”
That shift, he said, is something that must be accepted, not rejected. “Multipolarity helps bring about balance and equality in global systems and institutions,” he said – but only if this is accompanied by reform of bodies including Security Council and the Bretton Woods system “to reflect today’s world.”
Do growth
Guterres laid out four priorities for what he called “inclusive global growth”: financing, technology, climate justice and peace.
On finance, he said developing countries “need major international support” to meet these needs Sustainable Development Goalsand called on multilateral development banks to be “bigger, better and bolder.”
Regarding artificial intelligence, he warned the benefits of the technology remain concentrated. “The power is in several companies, in several countries,” he said. “Unchecked, the AI gap will widen other gaps – in income, opportunity, security and sovereignty.”
Dangerous climate
His most explicit statements were about climate. “Scorching heat, catastrophic melting of glaciers, intense forest fires, devastating floods are just a picture,” he said, warning that “a huge El Niño will only make matters worse” as the world approaches the 1.5 degree mark above pre-industrial levels.
He urged rich countries to do so keep existing promises – $300 billion dollars per year, tripling adaptation funding, and greater loss and damage funding – and targeting critical mineral handling: “Enough looting.”
On peace and security, he pointed to Gaza, the wider Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan, calls on states to enforce the regulations UN Charterincluding “sovereign equality”, territorial integrity, and “peaceful settlement of disputes”.
Collective responsibility
He closed by making the reform agenda a joint project and not a concession. “As we move towards a multipolar world, all countries must work to strengthen and maintain a multilateral system that benefits everyone with the UN at its center.he said.
