Alert: Development is ‘the first line of defense against conflict,’ Guterres tells Security Council

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Alert 19 June 2025

Development is 'the first line of defense against conflict,' Guterres tells Security Council Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in conflict-affected or fragile settings and this is on track to worsen, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.  Read more

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