But also the next business cycle – or even the next day’s stock price. The next tactical political maneuver to cling to power. There is a bias in political and business life for the short-term.
Politicians and decisionmakers are hobbled by what I call a preference for the present.
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The good news is that we know how to turn things around - on climate, on finance, on conflict resolution, on and on.Īnd we know that the costs of inaction far exceed the costs of action.īut the strategic vision – the long-term thinking and commitment - is missing. The gulf between the haves and have nots is cleaving societies, countries and our wider world.Įpic geopolitical divisions are undermining global solidarity and trust. We have started 2023 staring down the barrel of a confluence of challenges unlike any other in our lifetimes.Įxtreme wealth and extreme poverty rage on. In truth, the Doomsday Clock is a global alarm clock. This is the closest the clock has ever stood to humanity’s darkest hour – and closer than even during the height of the Cold War. The Doomsday Clock is now 90 seconds to midnight, which means 90 seconds to total global catastrophe. In 2023, they surveyed the state of the world – with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the runaway climate catastrophe, rising nuclear threats that are undermining global norms and institutions. Year after year, experts have measured humanity’s proximity to midnight – in other words, to self-destruction. That symbolic clock was created 76 years ago by atomic scientists, including Albert Einstein. One month ago, we turned the calendar on a new year.īut just days ago, another clock turned – the so-called Doomsday clock.
It is time for all of us to show the same solidarity that I have witnessed in the area in relation to refugees fleeing one of the most difficult conflicts of our time. The United Nations is mobilizing to support the emergency response.Īnd so let’s us work together in solidarity to assist all those hit by this disaster, many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid.ĭuring my tenure as High Commissioner for Refugees, I went several times to work in that area, and I will never forget the extraordinary demonstration of generosity of the people of the area. I extend my condolences to the families of the victims. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,īefore we begin, I want to convey my deep sadness about the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.
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