United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the closing of a high-level roundtable on climate 'ambition' in September 2020. AP Photo / Manuel Elías, UNOPINIONSeventy-five years ago, on 24 October 1945, the United Nations Charter came into effect. The UN mandate, "to promote international peace and security", prioritises crisis negotiations and post-conflict peacekeeping initiatives. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, right, speaks with Volkan Bozkir, president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Nor do I expect the UN to achieve the ideals of inter-governmental cooperation and world peace in the face of selfishness and polarisation by states, leaders, and societies.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 22, 2020 16:02 UTC