Overview
- The 21st Jeju Forum began on June 25 with about 4,500 participants meeting over three days in Seogwipo to discuss cooperation in a fragmented world.
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a video address urging a more connected, inclusive and representative multilateralism to uphold the UN Charter.
- A panel of former leaders warned that climate change, great‑power rivalry and weakened institutions threaten global order and urged middle powers to form stabilizing coalitions.
- Five candidates for the next UN secretary‑general outlined plans to restore the institution's relevance and address a serious financial and credibility crisis.
- Organizers jointly hosted the forum for the first time with the foreign ministry and Jeju Province to broaden the platform and advance proposals on UN reform, minilateral cooperation, supply‑chain diversification and governance of technologies such as AI.