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UN Secretary-General, in a turbulent world, speaks of the path forward before stepping down

UN Secretary-General, in a turbulent world, speaks of the path forward before stepping down

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September 18th, 2026

UN Secretary-General, in a turbulent world, speaks of the path forward before stepping down

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The world is deeply divided, and the United Nations' most powerful body is paralysed when it comes to ending conflicts.

世界は深く分断され紛争を終わらせることに関して国連の最も強力な機関は麻痺している

Nevertheless, a way forward does exist.

しかしながら前進の道は存在する

So says the UN's top official.

国連の最高責任者はそう語る

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will step down at the end of the year, concluding a term of roughly ten years.

国連のアントニオ・グテーレス事務総長は、約10年の任期年末に終えて退任する

Known for his pessimistic speeches about the state of the planet, the Secretary-General said on Thursday that he sees hope and possibility in the years ahead.

地球の状態について悲観的な演説で知られる同総長は木曜日今後の数年には希望と可能性を見出している述べた

That, however, depends on whether the world's governments can ultimately cooperate in curbing conflict, redressing inequality, and grappling with the colossal incoming force that is artificial intelligence, he says.

ただしそれは世界の政府が紛争の抑制不平等の是正そして人工知能という到来する巨大な力への対処において最終的に協力できる場合に限られると彼は言う

"I believe that many fundamental things need to be done, and need to happen, for the world to become better, and I am determined to fight to bring them about," Guterres said in a sit-down interview four days before world leaders gather for the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly.

「世界がより良くなるためには、多くの根本的な事柄が行われる必要があり、また起こる必要があると私は信じており、それらを実現するために戦う決意をしている」とグテーレス氏は、世界の指導者たちが国連総会の年次会合に集まる4日前の座談インタビューで述べた。

His message to the leaders and cabinet ministers of the 193 UN member states gathered at UN headquarters was blunt.

国連本部に集う国連加盟193カ国の指導者や閣僚への彼のメッセージは率直だった

There is a need to seriously analyse the fact that the world is facing at least three existential challengesrunaway artificial intelligence, galloping climate change, and widening inequality that is becoming a serious driver of instability and conflict.

世界が少なくとも3つの存在論的課題制御不能な人工知能疾走する気候変動不安定と紛争の深刻な要因になりつつある拡大する不平等に直面しているという事実を真剣に分析する必要がある

Guterres also warned that "vast geopolitical divisions" and the paralysis of the Security Council are creating an environment of impunity in which powerful nations disregard international law and the UN Charter.

グテーレス氏はまた「巨大な地政学的分断」安全保障理事会の麻痺が、強国が国際法と国連憲章を無視する不処罰の環境を生み出していると警告した

Examples of this include Russia's invasion of UkraineRussia being a Council member with veto powerand the American attack on Iran.

拒否権を有する理事会メンバーであるロシアによるウクライナ侵攻アメリカによるイランへの攻撃がその例である

The Secretary-General said the following.

事務総長はこう述べた

"Many countries say in unison.

多くの国々が口を揃えて言う

'If superpowers can break the law, why can't we?'"

超大国が法を破れるのならなぜ我々は破れないのか』と」。

And what we are witnessing around the world is the fact that situations in which countries pay no heed at all are increasingly proliferating.

そして世界中で目の当たりにしているのは国々がまったく意に介さない状況がますます増大しているという事実である

Even though they know that complete impunity prevails, they simply do whatever they please.

完全な不処罰が横行すると分かっていながらやりたい放題なのだ

He stated that leaving violations unpunished is causing death and immense destruction, and said that the combined effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the broader Middle East conflict is having a "dramatic impact" on the global economy.

彼は違反行為が処罰されずに放置されることが死と甚大な破壊を引き起こしていると述べロシア・ウクライナ紛争とより広範な中東紛争の相乗作用が世界経済に「劇的な影響」を及ぼしていると語った

Food and energy prices have soared, interest rates have risen, and developing countries are facing extremely serious difficulties in meeting the needs of their people.

食料およびエネルギーの価格は高騰し金利は上昇し発展途上国は国民の需要を満たす上で極めて深刻な困難に直面している

He stated that he hopes these problems will make people realize that obstacles cannot be removed by any single country alone and that international cooperation is necessary.

彼はこれらの問題が人々に障害は単独では取り除けず国際協力が必要であると気づかせることを望んでいる述べた

He says this is especially true when it comes to reforming the institutions established by the victors of the Second World Warthe United Nations, and above all the Security Council, as well as major international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

第二次世界大戦の戦勝国によって設立された機関国際連合とりわけ安全保障理事会そして国際通貨基金世界銀行といった主要な国際金融機関の改革については特にそうだと彼は言う

He stated that these institutions must be comprehensively overhauled so that they reflect the realities of the twenty-first-century world, in which emerging economies and major powers exist, and that their importance ought to be reflected in international institutions.

これらの機関は新興経済国大国が存在する21世紀の世界の現実を反映するよう全面的に見直されなければならず、その重要性は国際機関に反映されるべきだと述べた。

As the head of the United Nations, the Secretary-General has no army, no intelligence agency, and no substantial funds.

国連のトップとして事務総長は軍隊も情報機関も多額の資金も持たない

However, Mr. Guterres said that he possesses two powers: the power to speak out on global issues and the power to convene the nations of the world.

しかしグテーレス氏は彼にはグローバルな問題について発言する力世界の国々を招集する力の2つがある述べた

Mr. Guterres stated that, owing to geopolitical divisions, the United Nations has "no leverage whatsoever" in advancing peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.

グテーレス氏は地政学的な分断により国連はウクライナと中東の和平推進において「何のてこもない」述べた

However, he said that he has maintained a firm stance in defending the UN Charter and the territorial integrity of states, and in condemning "horrific human rights abuses."

しかし同氏は国連憲章と国家の領土保全を擁護し、「人権の恐ろしい侵害」を非難するにあたり断固たる立場を貫いてきた述べた

He condemned the "unbearable" attack carried out by Hamas in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, and further condemned "the horrifying situation that Israel has brought upon Gaza, with a scale of death and destruction unprecedented in the history of the United Nations."

彼は、2023年10月7日にイスラエル南部でハマスが行った「耐え難い」攻撃を非難し、さらに「国連の歴史において前例のない死と破壊の規模でイスラエルがガザにもたらした恐ろしい状況」も非難した。

He stressed that the United Nations "must not be based on a transactional approach to politics," but "must be a standard of values and principles for the whole world.

国連は政治への取引的なアプローチに基づくのではなく」、「全世界のための価値と原則の基準でなければならない

For someone must assert that the law of force must not prevail over the force of law," he stressed.

なぜなら力の法が法の力に優越してはならないと誰かが断言しなければならないからだと彼は強調した

"Of course, it is true that the ability to negotiate an agreement is sometimes constrained when one party is a clear violator and is unwilling to hear the truth.

無論一方が明白な違反者であり、真実を聞くことを好まないため、合意を交渉する能力時に制限されることは確かである

But that must never, ever divert us from the values on which a civilized society should be founded," the head of the United Nations said.

しかしそのことが我々を文明社会が基づくべき価値から決して、決して遠ざけることはない」と国連のトップ述べた

This year's global gathering will undoubtedly shine a spotlight on both the future of the United Nations and the threat that artificial intelligence may surpass human control.

今年の世界集会は、国連の未来と、人工知能が人間の制御を超え得るという脅威の両方に、確実にスポットライトを当てるだろう。

Guterres has been calling for international cooperation and guardrails regarding artificial intelligence, which he himself refers to as a "universal problem."

グテーレス氏は自らが「普遍的な問題」と称する人工知能に関し国際協力とガードレールを求めてきた

He stated that countries developing artificial intelligence with "greater capabilities" should exchange information, establish mechanisms for transparency, and put in place several guardrails, and then "support the creation of a mechanismideally a multilateral onethat guarantees risks can be avoided."

「より高い能力」を備えた人工知能を開発する国々は情報を交換し透明性のためのメカニズムを確立しいくつかのガードレールを設けた上で、「リスクを回避できることを保証する理想的には多国間メカニズムの創設を支援すべきだ」と彼は述べた

The United Nations is facing a serious financial problem, mainly because the United States failed to pay billions of dollars into its regular budget and a separate budget for the UN's extensive peacekeeping operations.

国連は主にアメリカが通常予算国連の広範囲にわたる平和維持活動別予算数十億ドルを支払わなかったため深刻な財政問題を抱えている

However, it has avoided financial collapse and is now in the midst of major reforms that the Trump administration has been calling for.

しかし財政破綻は回避しておりトランプ政権が求めてきた大改革の渦中にある

Even with scarce resources, the UN has kept its operations going, and Guterres stated, "I believe we have shown that we manage public spending better than any organization in any country in the world."

資源が乏しくとも、国連は活動を維持しており、「世界のどの国のどの組織よりも公的支出の管理に最も優れていることを示せたと考える」とグテーレス氏は述べた。

Mr. Guterres stated that for nearly six of his ten years as head of the United Nations, he had dealt with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he emphasized the importance of the relationship between the United States and the UN, which has at times been difficult and at times easy.

グテーレス氏は国連のトップとしての10年のうちほぼ6年間アメリカのドナルド・トランプ大統領と向き合ってきたと述べ時に困難で時に容易であった米国と国連の関係の重要性を強調した

He said that the UN is currently cooperating with the United States in peace negotiations in Western Sahara and other parts of the world.

現在国連は西サハラや世界の他の地域での和平交渉でアメリカと協力していると彼は述べた

When he meets with Trump on Tuesday, the first day of the global gathering, Guterres intends to raise the issues of peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, and he stated, "I hope that these two goals can rally the efforts not only of the United States and the United Nations, but of the entire international community."

世界集会の初日である火曜日にトランプ氏と会談する際、グテーレス氏はウクライナと中東の和平を提起する予定であり、「これらの2つの目標がアメリカと国連のみならず、国際社会全体の努力を結集できることを願っている」と述べた。

Edith M. Lederer has spent more than half a century covering international affairs for The Reporters.

エディス・M・レダラーは、半世紀以上にわたってレポーターズのために国際問題を取材し続けてきた。

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