General Assembly: 70th plenary meeting, 80th session

Tackle injustice, impunity head on, Secretary-General urges delegates, presenting organization’s 2026 priorities to General Assembly.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 02:51:06
• Production Date: 15 January 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Subject Topical: CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; JUSTICE; UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION; UNITED NATIONS REFORM; UN CHARTER; IMPUNITY; WORK PROGRAMME; MULTILATERALISM; CONFLICT
• MAMS Id: 3525472
• Parent Id: 3524367
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 80 SESSION 70 PLENARY 15 JAN 2026 AM PART 1

Description

“Do not be bystanders to injustice and impunity,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres implored delegates today, speaking candidly as he presented the Organization’s priorities for 2026 to the General Assembly.

Using this traditional annual address “for something slightly non-traditional”, Mr. Guterres spoke candidly about the larger forces and mega-trends currently shaping the world. “Some seek to put international cooperation on death watch,” he said. The paradox of the current era is that at a time when international cooperation is needed the most, “we are the least inclined to use it and invest in it”, he added.

Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization - Item 110 (A/80/1)

Briefing by the Secretary-General on his priorities for 2026

Informal meeting of the plenary on the priorities of the Secretary-General for 2026

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UN Meetings Coverage

A/80/1

A/80/474