UN General Assembly
2023

The world that I see today is full of pain and mistrust, mysticism, cynicism and apathy. There are interconnected, complex crises that have been created by our own self-centred ambitions. Growing geopolitical rivalry is contributing to escalating tensions around the world, rather than leveraging multilateral determination to overcome the many crises that threaten us. We are now living in an unpredictable world. We must act to survive these interesting times. Our collective effort is necessary to address the enormous challenges and reduce the risk associated with the unpredictable environment that we face today, not only as sovereign nations, but as the whole of humankind. Instead of leveraging global cooperation to manage our shared challenges and associated risk, growing geopolitical rivalry is escalating those tensions.