Alert: UN chief urges world leaders to ‘get priorities straight’ as New Year message calls for peace over war

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Alert 29 December 2025

UN chief urges world leaders to 'get priorities straight' as New Year message calls for peace over war As the world enters 2026 amid mounting crises, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark but hopeful New Year appeal, urging global leaders to shift resources away from destruction and towards development, peace and people. Read more

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