Guterres uses final UNGA address to press for Security Council reform

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday used his final address to the high-level UN General Assembly debate to urge world leaders to reform the Security Council, saying it must reflect today’s world and have the legitimacy and effectiveness needed to deal with current geopolitical challenges. Addressing the opening of the General Debate at the 81st session of the General Assembly, Guterres delivered one of his strongest calls yet for change in the 15-member body. His second five-year term as UN chief ends in December 2026, making this his final high-level UNGA week as Secretary-General. “We must also reform the Security…