The stark message from António Guterres follows a year of global upheaval, with the coronavirus pandemic causing governments to shut down whole countries for months at a time, while wildfires, hurricanes and powerful storms have scarred the globe.
Donald Trump's first speech at the United Nations trashed the leaders of Iran, Cuba, Syria and Venezuela but reserved special opprobrium for North Korea, dubbing its leader "Rocket Man".
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an impassioned appeal on May 30, 2017 for the world to intensify action to combat climate change and implement the Paris Agreement to limit carbon emissions.