A more inclusive UN: Secretary-General Guterres on the future of multilateralism

A More Inclusive UN: Secretary-General Guterres on the Future of Multilateralism | GZERO World

In a new interview with GZERO World host Ian Bremmer, conducted on the eve of the 2020 General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres confronts the challenges of leading a multilateral organization in an increasingly nationalistic world. "I am not naïve," he tells Bremmer. "I know this is going to be a very tough ideological battle."

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