UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in ‘great peril’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the start of the Transforming Education Summit at United Nations headquarters (Seth Wenig/AP)

The head of the United Nations said the world is in “great peril” and said leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle a range of issues.

They include conflicts, climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality – and divisions among major powers that have got worse since Russia invaded Ukraine, secretary-general Antonio Guterres said.