Guterres says UN without permanent African seat ‘unjust and indefensible’

In his final address to the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fault lines that have defined his decade in office have widened. 

"Wars erupted with devastating consequences and dragged on with despicable cruelty. Civilians were targeted, human rights trampled, hunger weaponised, humanitarians killed, International law cast aside. Geopolitical divides have deepened. Inequalities have intensified and trust has frayed. The climate crisis went from distant warning to daily reality. And artificial intelligence moved at a speed that has blind-sided even those who created it," he said.