The Rachman Review

Does the UN still matter? With António Guterres

As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Gideon Rachman speaks to António Guterres, secretary-general of the UN. Guterres explains why he thinks the organisation remains indispensable - as the world struggles to get to grips with an array of daunting global challenges - including war and climate change. Clip: The Guardian Free links:<a href="https://on.ft.com/47wrvIW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World must exit ‘highway to climate hell’, UN boss warns, as records are again broken</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Xr1mGR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Zsee1R" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Enfeebled’ UN fights for relevance in divided world</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3MJVnbc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alarm raised on sea level rise and ocean warming as Pacific Islands leaders meet</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4eoEZc5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nobel winners hit out at removal of fossil fuels from draft UN pact</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4d2ArXt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks</a> Follow Gideon on X @<a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gideonrachman</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and Simon Panayi. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ebd2949c-b65c-4c04-821b-0c738510839c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.