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The UN opens a meeting of leaders, with the secretary general calling for a 'world built on interdependence'

The UN opens a meeting of leaders, with the secretary general calling for a 'world built on interdependence'

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September 22nd, 2026

The UN opens a meeting of leaders, with the secretary general calling for a 'world built on interdependence'

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The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, spoke this Tuesday in his final speech.

El secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres, habló este martes en su discurso final.

He asked for "a world built on interdependence" at the yearly meeting of world leaders.

Pidió "un mundo construido sobre la interdependencia" ante la reunión anual de líderes mundiales.

He warned that "the fault lines in our world are growing wider".

Advirtió que "las líneas de falla en nuestro mundo se están ampliando".

He mentioned wars, rising temperatures, and artificial intelligence.

Mencionó las guerras, el aumento de las temperaturas y la inteligencia artificial.

Guterres leaves his job at the end of this year.

Guterres deja el cargo a finales de este año.

That is why his message had more urgency.

Por eso su mensaje tuvo más urgencia.

He also criticized the idea that might makes right.

También criticó la idea de que la fuerza hace el derecho.

He told the superpowers that their power "is not so super".

Dijo a las superpotencias que su poder "no es tan súper".

One hour later, US President Donald Trump offered a different view of power.

Una hora después, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ofreció una visión distinta del poder.

He said he has used force to make the United States the most powerful country in the world.

Dijo que él ha usado la fuerza para hacer de Estados Unidos el país más poderoso del mundo.

He said the UN has "great potential".

Afirmó que la ONU tiene "un gran potencial".

But he criticized it for pushing what he called the far-left agenda of globalist bureaucrats.

Pero la criticó por imponer lo que llamó la agenda de extrema izquierda de burócratas globalistas.

He also criticized groups like the International Criminal Court. The United States is not part of it.

También criticó a organismos como la Corte Penal Internacional, de la que Estados Unidos no es parte.

The General Assembly meeting is dominated by the wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar.

La reunión de la Asamblea General está dominada por las guerras en Irán, Gaza, Ucrania, Sudán, Congo y Myanmar.

Global warming, inequality and problems in the world economy also weigh heavily.

También pesan el calentamiento global, la desigualdad y los problemas de la economía mundial.

The future of the UN is on the agenda.

Está en la agenda el futuro de la ONU.

Its powers are still in the hands of the countries that won World War II.

Sus poderes siguen en manos de las naciones vencedoras de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Member countries agreed on a set of reforms, including an update of the Security Council.

Los países miembros acordaron un paquete de reformas, incluida la actualización del Consejo de Seguridad.

But putting it into practice is more difficult.

Pero aplicarla es más difícil.

About 130 heads of state and government are expected to speak to the Assembly.

Se espera que unos 130 jefes de Estado y de gobierno hablen ante la Asamblea.

Trump and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, spoke on Tuesday.

Trump y el presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, hablaron el martes.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the Iranian one, Masoud Pezeshkian, will speak on Wednesday.

El presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, y el iraní, Masoud Pezeshkian, hablarán el miércoles.

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will do it on Thursday.

El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, lo hará el jueves.

For the second year, the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, will not come. The United States denied him a visa.

Por segundo año, el presidente palestino, Mahmoud Abbas, no vendrá porque Estados Unidos le negó la visa.

However, he will speak by video.

Sin embargo, hablará por video.

The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and the Russian one, Vladimir Putin, are not attending.

El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, y el ruso, Vladimir Putin, no asisten.

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