# Guterres warns geopolitical divides are paralysing Security Council

https://mins.news/en/item/61437

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 17:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/geopolitical-divides-fueling-security-council-inaction-guterres-warns?traffic_source=rss

> UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Security Council reform an absolute priority, saying geopolitical divisions and violations of international law by major powers have paralysed the body. He also urged an end to Israeli ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestinian territory, backed a Ukraine ceasefire, and called for coordinated global action on runaway AI.

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