UN chief warns superpowers cannot solve world's problems in final assembly address

In his final address to the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that superpowers alone cannot solve the world's problems.

• Guterres delivered his final address to the UN General Assembly, closing a 10-year tenure as secretary-general.
• He said wars over the past decade "erupted with devastating consequences," with civilians targeted, human rights trampled, and hunger weaponised.
• Guterres said military, economic, and technological power alone cannot secure peace, command stability, or guarantee security.
• Guterres announced the UN achieved gender parity for the first time across all senior leadership and professional staff.