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With his tenure drawing to a close, confronting a world in ruins, the UN Secretary-General discusses the path forward.

With his tenure drawing to a close, confronting a world in ruins, the UN Secretary-General discusses the path forward.

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September 18th, 2026

With his tenure drawing to a close, confronting a world in ruins, the UN Secretary-General discusses the path forward.

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The world is mired in profound divisions, and the United Nations' most powerful body is paralysed when it comes to ending conflicts.

世界深陷严重分裂联合国最具权势的机构在终结冲突方面陷于瘫痪

Yet a way forward still exists.

然而前行之路依然存在

So says the UN's highest-ranking official.

联合国最高官员如是说

On the cusp of departing at year's end after nearly a decade in office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterreslong renowned for delivering bleak, pessimistic orations on the state of the planetdeclared on Thursday that he believed hope and possibility could still be salvaged in the years ahead.

在履任近十载、将于岁末卸任之际,联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯——素以就地球处境发表悲观黯淡之演说而著称——于周四表示他相信未来数年希望与可能依然可期

Yet he stipulated that this was contingent upon the world's governments at last joining forces to curb conflict, reverse inequality, and confront the looming behemoth of artificial intelligence.

但他指出其前提在于世界各国政府终能携手合作遏制冲突扭转不平等并应对那即将降临的人工智能巨兽

"I hold a deep conviction in certain imperatives, and in those transformations that are indispensable if the world is to attain its highest possible stateI am resolved to strive for their realization," Guterres remarked in an exclusive interview four days before world leaders were to convene for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.

我笃信某些势在必行之事以及那些为令世界臻于至善而不可或缺的变革——我矢志为其实现而奋斗,”古特雷斯于世界领导人齐聚联合国大会年度会议前四天接受专访时如是说

The message he conveyed to the leaders and ministers of the United Nations' 193 member states, gathered at UN Headquarters, was unequivocal: they must scrutinize with the utmost care the fact that the world confronts at least three existential challengesrunaway artificial intelligence, rapidly evolving climate change, and mounting inequality, the last of which is degenerating into a major driver of instability and conflict.

他向齐聚联合国总部的联合国193个成员国的领导人和部长们所传递的讯息可谓斩钉截铁:诸位亟须极为审慎地审视这样一个事实——世界正面临至少三项生存性挑战:失控的人工智能、急剧演进的气候变化,以及日益加剧的不平等,而后者正沦为不稳定与冲突的重要推手。

Guterres further warned that "vast geopolitical divides," compounded by the paralysis of the Security Council, had together engendered a climate of impunity in which powerful states could trample at will upon international law and the United Nations Charter.

古特雷斯还警告称,“巨大的地缘政治分歧安理会的瘫痪共同酿成了一种有罪不罚的环境使强国得以肆意践踏国际法《联合国宪章》

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the United States' strikes on Iranboth nations being veto-wielding Security Council membersstand as conspicuous evidence of this.

俄罗斯入侵乌克兰以及美国对伊朗的袭击——两国均为握有否决权的安理会成员——便是明证

"Many nations ask, 'If a superpower can flout the law with impunity, why should we not do likewise?'" the Secretary-General said.

诸多国家诘问道,‘倘若超级大国尚且可以罔顾法律我们又何以不可?’”秘书长如是说

"For this very reason, what we are witnessing across the world is an ever-worsening state of affairs: states acting with utter abandon and unbridled recklessness, because they know full well that they will enjoy complete impunity."

职是之故,我们在世界各地所目睹的,乃是愈演愈烈的局面国家全然无所顾忌恣意妄为因为它们深知自己将完全逍遥法外。”

He asserted that the aforementioned violations and impunity have exacted a toll in human lives and inflicted devastating destruction, and that the war between Russia and Ukraine, intertwined with the broader conflicts in the Middle East, is exerting a "tremendous impact" on the global economy.

他声称上述违法行为与有罪不罚现象酿成了人员伤亡与惨重破坏而俄乌冲突同中东更广泛冲突相互交织,正对世界经济施加“巨大影响”

Food and energy prices are climbing, interest rates are rising, and developing countries find themselves beset by formidable difficulties in responding to the demands of their own populations.

食品与能源价格攀升利率上行发展中国家在回应本国民众诉求方面遭遇重重困境

He expressed the hope that these problems would prompt people to recognize that such obstacles cannot be eliminated single-handedly and that international cooperation is urgently needed.

他表示期望这些问题将促使人们认识到这些障碍无法凭一己之力消除亟需国际合作

He remarked that this point is especially pertinent to the reform of the institutions forged by the victorious powers after the Second World Warthe United Nations, above all the Security Council, along with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the two principal pillars of global finance.

他称对于二战后战胜国所缔造的机构——联合国尤其是安理会以及国际货币基金组织世界银行这两大全球金融支柱——的改革而言,此点尤为切中肯綮

He went on to point out that it is imperative to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of these institutions so that they align with the realities of the twenty-first centurynamely, the rise of emerging economies and emerging powers, whose weight ought to be reflected in the architecture of global institutions.

他继而指出势在必行的是对这些机构施以全面革新使其契合21世纪之现实亦即新兴经济体新兴大国的崛起,而它们的分量理应在全球机构格局中得到彰显

As Secretary-General of the United Nations, he commands no army, can rely on no intelligence apparatus, and has no ample funds at his disposal.

身为联合国秘书长,他既无军队可调,亦无情报机构可倚,更无充裕资金可恃

Yet Guterres asserts that he wields two prerogativesa voice on global issues, and the power to convene the nations of the world.

然而古特雷斯声称握有两项权柄——就全球议题发出声音以及将世界各国召集一堂

Guterres stated that, owing to geopolitical divisions, the United Nations "has no leverage" to speak of in its mediation of the peace processes in Ukraine and the Middle East.

古特雷斯表示缘于地缘政治分歧联合国在斡旋乌克兰中东和平进程“并无筹码”可言

He asserted, however, that his stance has remained unwavering in upholding the UN Charter, safeguarding the territorial integrity of nations, and condemning "appalling human rights violations."

但他声称在捍卫《联合国宪章》维护各国领土完整以及谴责“骇人听闻的人权侵犯”方面,其立场始终坚定不移。

He condemned the "intolerable" attack launched by Hamas in southern Israel on 7 October 2023, and likewise condemned "the horrific situation created by Israel in Gaza, whose scale of death and destruction is without precedent in the history of the United Nations".

他谴责哈马斯于2023年10月7日在以色列南部发动的“不可容忍”袭击亦谴责“以色列在加沙造成的可怕局势其死亡和破坏程度在联合国历史上没有先例”。

He emphasized that the United Nations is by no means a place for "conducting politics through transactional dealings."

着重指出联合国绝非以交易方式处理政治之所

It must serve as "a reference point for values and principles for the entire world, because someone must affirm that the law of force cannot prevail over the force of law."

务必成为全世界的价值观和原则参照因为必须有人申明武力之法不能凌驾于法律之力之上”。

"Admittedly, this has at times hampered our ability to conclude agreements through negotiation, since one of the parties is a manifest violator that, unwilling to acknowledge its own malady, refuses to heed the truth.

诚然这有时掣肘了我们通过谈判缔结协议的能力因为其中一方显而易见的违规者讳疾忌医不愿聆听真话

Yet this will never, never cause us to abandon the values upon which civilized society must depend for its very cohesion," the UN Secretary-General stated.

然而这绝不会、绝不会令我们背弃文明社会必须赖以维系价值观,”联合国秘书长表示

This year's global summit is likewise poised to focus on the future trajectory of the United Nations, as well as the threat posed by artificial intelligence slipping beyond human control.

本年度全球峰会亦势将聚焦于联合国的未来走向,以及人工智能失控所构成的威胁。

Guterres urged the international community to collaborate on artificial intelligence and erect guardrails, characterizing it as "a universal problem."

古特雷斯敦促国际社会就人工智能展开协作并构筑护栏他将其界定为一个普遍性问题”。

He went on to say that, in order to respond to this steadily escalating challenge, countries advancing AI research and development with "higher capabilities" ought to share information, establish transparent mechanisms, put in place a number of guardrails, and "help create what would ideally be a multilateral mechanism to ensure that risks can be avoided."

他继而表示为因应这一持续升级的挑战那些以“更高能力”推进人工智能研发的国家理应互通信息建立透明机制设置若干护栏并“帮助创建理想情况下将是一个多边机制以保证能够避免风险”。

As for the United Nations, it is mired in a severe financial predicament, the crux of which lies chiefly in the United States' failure to remit billions of dollars in dues to the UN's regular budget and to the separate budget corresponding to its peacekeeping operations across the globe.

至于联合国其深陷严峻的财政困境症结主要在于美国未能联合国常规预算及其遍布全球的维和行动所对应的独立预算缴付数十亿美元款项

Yet the United Nations has ultimately averted financial collapse and is now in the throes of a major reformone that the Trump administration has all along been vigorously championing.

然而联合国终究避免了财政崩溃且正处于重大改革的阵痛之中——而这一改革恰是特朗普政府始终着力推动的

Guterres stated that even with reduced resources, the United Nations is still able to sustain its various activities, remarking, "I reckon we have demonstrated that, among any organization in any country across the globe, when it comes to the stewardship of public expenditure, we are second to none."

古特雷斯表示纵然资源有所削减联合国依然能够维系其各项活动,“我思忖我们已然印证纵观全球任何国家的任何组织就公共支出的管控而言我们堪称翘楚。”

Guterres has led the United Nations for a decade, nearly six years of which were spent navigating dealings with U.S. President Donald Trump.

古特雷斯执掌联合国十载其中近六年时光皆在与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周旋

He underscored the importance of the U.S.-UN relationship, describing it as at times fraught with difficulties and at others smooth and untroubled.

他着重强调美联合国关系之重要性称此关系时而荆棘丛生,时而顺遂通畅

He stated that the United Nations is currently working hand in hand with the United States in peace negotiations in Western Sahara and other parts of the world.

他表示当下联合国正于西撒哈拉及世界其他地区和平谈判中与美国携手合作

Guterres stated that he intended to raise the issues of peace in Ukraine and the Middle East when he met with Trump on Tuesdaythe very day the global summit was to openadding, "I hope these two agenda items will be able to rally the joint efforts not only of the United States and the United Nations, but of the entire international community."

古特雷斯表示他计划于周二——全球峰会开幕当日——与特朗普会晤时提出乌克兰中东和平议题,“我期望这两项议程能够凝聚起不仅是美国联合国更是整个国际社会共同努力。”

Edith M. Lederer has reported on international affairs for The Journal for more than half a century.

伊迪丝·M·莱德勒为《记者报》报道国际事务,迄今已逾半个世纪之久。

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