Overview
- Uruguay took over the 2026 chair of the Group of 77 and China from Iraq, with Guterres calling the bloc a vital pillar of multilateralism.
- In his final annual priorities speech, he warned that cuts to aid and violations of international law are eroding global cooperation, demanded unimpeded aid to Gaza, and urged renewed efforts on Ukraine and Sudan alongside a push for Security Council reform.
- He advanced the Sevilla Commitment to overhaul the financial architecture by tripling multilateral development bank lending, mobilizing more private capital, easing debt distress, and boosting developing countries’ influence in global institutions.
- He pressed for climate justice, urging delivery of COP30’s goal to triple adaptation finance by 2035, larger contributions to the Loss and Damage Fund, and a path to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually for developing countries by 2035.
- He outlined an AI governance timetable, with the Independent Scientific Panel’s membership selection nearing completion and a first report due before a July Global Dialogue, alongside a proposed Global Fund to build AI capacity and close the digital divide.