United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated at a news conference on Wednesday that geopolitical divisions among major powers, some of whom violate international law while sitting on the Security Council, have paralyzed the body. He emphasized that Security Council reform must be an absolute priority, advocating for a redistribution of power to reflect current global realities. Guterres also highlighted the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli crisis and the war in Ukraine as examples of global challenges hindered by this inaction, and called for a global and coordinated vision to address the threat of "runaway" AI.