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| "Peace is not built in conference rooms. Peace is built in classrooms, in
clinics, in communities. Peace is built when people have hope,
opportunity and a stake in their future. Investing in development today
means investing in a more peaceful tomorrow. Let’s re-commit to the
solidarity and multilateral spirit that has defined our organization
across eight decades. And let’s ensure that the dividends of peace,
prosperity and security are shared by all." — ANTÓNIO GUTERRES https://www.un.org/sg/en |
06 July 2025
Secretary-General's remarks at the 17th BRICS Summit Session on "Strengthening Multilateralism, Economic-Financial Affairs and Artificial Intelligence” [as delivered]
Prezado Presidente Lula, muito obrigado pelo seu amável convite e pela sua hospitalidade tão amiga.
Excellencies,
Artificial intelligence is reshaping economies and societies.
The fundamental test is how wisely we will guide this transformation.
How we minimize the risks and maximize the potential for good.
I am particularly concerned with the weaponization of AI, in a world where peace is more necessary than ever.
Peace in Palestine, based on building the two-State solution, starting
by an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate and
unconditional release of hostages, free and unimpeded humanitarian aid
delivery, and the ending of the crippling annexation and violence in the
West Bank.
A just and sustainable peace in Ukraine, in line with the UN Charter, international law and relevant UN resolutions.
Silencing the guns in Sudan, where civilians have also suffered too much.
And the list goes on, from the DRC to Somalia, from the Sahel to Myanmar.
Excellencies,
Artificial intelligence needs a multilateral response grounded in equity and human rights.
The Pact for the Future, approved by the General Assembly of the United
Nations, calls for a new architecture of trust and cooperation –
starting with the establishment by the UN of an Independent
International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
This Panel should provide impartial, evidence-based guidance available to all Member States.
The Pact also calls for a periodic Global Dialogue on AI within the UN, with all the Member States and relevant stakeholders.
The AI can’t be a club of the few, but must benefit all, and in
particular, developing countries which must have a real voice in global
AI governance.
I will also soon present a report outlining innovative voluntary
financing options to support AI capacity-building in developing
countries, and I urge the BRICS’ support and your support for these
efforts.
But we cannot govern AI effectively – and fairly – without confronting deeper, structural imbalances in our global system.
We are in a multipolar era.
Power relations are shifting.
A multipolar world requires multilateral governance – with global
institutions tuned for the times, in particular the Security Council and
the international financial architecture.
They were designed for a bygone age, a bygone world, with a bygone system of power relations.
The reform of the Security Council is crucial.
The message from the Financing for Development Conference last week in Sevilla was clear:
Ensuring that developing countries have a greater participation in global economic governance and its institutions;
Putting into place an effective debt restructuring mechanism;
And tripling the lending capacity of multilateral development banks, in
particular, with concessional funding and in local currencies.
All this is crucial for countries, especially in the Global South – to
bridge the digital divide and fully harness artificial intelligence’s
potential, making AI a powerful driver for inclusive growth and
sustainable development.
Excellencies,
At a time when multilateralism is being undermined, let us remind the world that cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation.
That begins with trust, and trust begins with all countries respecting International Law without exceptions.
Let us rise to this moment – and reform and modernize multilateralism,
including the UN and all the systems and institutions to make it work
for everyone, everywhere.
Thank you.
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03 July 2025
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is appalled by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Multiple attacks in recent days hitting sites hosting displaced people and people trying to access food have killed and injured scores of Palestinians. The Secretary-General strongly condemns the loss of civilian life.In just one day this week, orders to relocate forced nearly 30,000 people to flee, yet again, with no safe place to go and clearly inadequate supplies of shelter, food, medicine or water.
International humanitarian law is unambiguous: civilians must be respected and protected, and the needs of the population must be met.
With no fuel having entered Gaza in more than 17 weeks, the Secretary-General is gravely concerned that the last lifelines for survival are being cut off. Without an urgent influx of fuel, incubators will shut down, ambulances will be unable to reach the injured and sick, and water cannot be purified. The delivery by the United Nations and partners of what little of our lifesaving humanitarian aid is left in Gaza will also grind to a halt.
He once again calls for full, safe and sustained humanitarian access so aid can reach people who have been deprived of the basics of life for far too long. The UN has a clear and proven plan, rooted in the humanitarian principles, to get vital assistance to civilians – safely and at scale, wherever they are.
The Secretary-General reiterates that all parties must uphold their obligations under international law. He renews his call for an immediate permanent ceasefire and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
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