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Pakistan underwater: Blame climate change

Pakistan underwater: Blame climate change

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Pakistan can't catch a break: their economy is in free fall, given huge mismanagement internally, a lot of corruption, and getting hit by inflation and global supply chain challenges. On top of that, Pakistan is experiencing massive political instability, given the ouster of the former prime minister. Big demonstrations across the country, especially now that Imran Khan is facing potential incarceration from the court, which has claimed that he has made statements that amount to a promotion of terrorism. It's a massively divided country. And now more than 1000 are dead and over 10 million Pakistanis displaced from unprecedented levels of flooding.

UN Sec-Gen: Without trust, catastrophe awaits

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

UN Sec-Gen: Without trust, catastrophe awaits

António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, does not mince words when it comes to the dire state of the world. "We are standing at the edge of an abyss," Guterres warns. COVID is "defeating" the global community and a climate catastrophe is all but assured without drastic action. Amidst this unprecedented peril, there remains a startling lack of trust among nations. And yet, there is still hope. In a frank (and in-person!) GZERO World interview, Ian Bremmer heads to the UN ahead of the annual General Assembly week to discuss COVID, climate, the US-China rift, and the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.

UN Secretary-General Guterres has a warning for disunited nations

UN Secretary-General Guterres has a warning for disunited nations

In a frank (and in-person!) interview, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, speaks with Ian Bremmer at the UN ahead of the annual General Assembly week. Guterres discusses COVID, climate, the US-China rift, and the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, and does not mince words when it comes to the dire state of the world. "We are standing at the edge of an abyss," Guterres warns.

GDP should reflect cost of polluting planet, says Microsoft's John Frank

GDP should reflect cost of polluting planet, says Microsoft's John Frank

As the 76th UN General Assembly gets underway, dealing with the pandemic is still the top priority for world leaders. But for John Frank, vice president of UN Global Affairs at Microsoft, COVID is not the only major challenge the world faces today.

UN Chief: Still time to avert climate “abyss”

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UN Chief: Still time to avert climate “abyss”

For UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the pandemic has made the world even more divided than it was before COVID. That's especially true on climate, in his view, because rich and poor countries simply don't trust each other anymore. If we want COP26 to succeed, Guterres says we must rebuild that trust — or face the consequences of inaction. "If you are on the verge of an abyss, you must be careful about your next step." Watch his interview with Ian Bremmer on the latest episode of GZERO World.