NB: This may not be a word-for-word transcript.Message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to European Forum Alpbach27 August 2023Greetings to everyone gathered in beautiful Alpbach!Since your first meeting in 1945, this Forum has become a unique space for reflection and action across generations, geographies, and disciplines.Today, you are meeting at a time of great tension and turmoil.War has returned to the European continent with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And all around the world, old and new conflicts rage on.Climate chaos is devastating lives and livelihoods.A cost-of-living crisis is worsening inequalities and hitting the most vulnerable first and worst.And the Sustainable Development Goals – our blueprint for peace and prosperity on a healthy planet – are slipping from our reach.Dear friends,We need to take bold steps towards bold solutions.We must radically rethink our approach to peace and security, our relationship with nature, and the structures of global
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