A rich speech delivered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, at the headquarters of the international organization in New York, focused on warning against divisions and chaos.

 In his speech, the Secretary-General of the United Nations touched upon geopolitical changes and internal problems in the Security Council, leading to the coups in Africa and the Sudan crisis.

The work of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly began this evening, Tuesday, under the slogan “Rebuilding Trust and Bridges of Global Solidarity.”

US President Joe Biden is participating in the annual meeting, which includes 193 countries in the United Nations General Assembly, alone among the Big Five in the UN Security Council (Britain, France, Russia, and China).

In his opening speech, Guterres touched on the disaster of Hurricane Daniel in Derna, Libya, and the earthquake that struck areas in Morocco, saying that “global challenges have turned into a nightmare, the latest of which is the Moroccan earthquake and the floods in Libya.”

He added, "The Libya flood is a horrific reflection of the reality of our world, which has become full of conflicts and tensions."

Guterres pointed out that “geopolitical changes are increasing around the world,” noting that “the world has changed and our institutions have not done their part.”

He warned that the world was shifting to a “multipolar approach,” and that “the gaps between the South and the North and the East and the West were widening.”

Referring to the United Nations Security Council, Guterres stressed that “reforming the Security Council has become necessary to strengthen its strength,” adding: “We have many conflicting agendas, and we must choose between reform and collapse.”

Regarding solutions, he reiterated his emphasis that “diplomacy is the solution to settling global conflicts,” warning that “when countries violate their pledges, we create a world of conflicts.”

Speaking about Sudan, where battles continue between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, he pointed out that this “civil war has displaced millions,” warning that the African country “is falling into an all-out war and faces the danger of division.”

He also pointed out that violence has escalated in the Middle East, as well as in the Palestinian territories.

In his speech, he called for the need to adopt a unified vision to end the threat of nuclear weapons, before addressing the coups in Africa, considering that they “threaten the security of the continent and the region.”