UN chief warns superpowers face limits, urges AI accountability and climate action

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned global leaders at the UN General Assembly that superpowers face severe limits, urging urgent action on artificial intelligence accountability, climate crises, and widespread international conflicts. Guterres framed these challenges as four "power tests": peace and security, inequality, climate, and AI. He highlighted conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, criticized the Security Council's lack of African representation, and called for fossil fuel transition plans and AI risk management frameworks. He stressed that technology without accountability is dangerous, advocating for networked multipolarity over fragmentation. Guterres also noted his final 100 days in office, reaffirming his commitment to UN Charter values and the conviction that peace is possible.