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Guterres said African countries pay \"up to eight times more\" to borrow than developed countries and that about 20 countries are \"in or at risk of debt distress.\" He urged international financial architecture reform and stronger action on debt relief.

Pointing to clean-energy potential, Guterres said \"the renewables revolution is unstoppable, and Africa is poised to become a global clean energy powerhouse,\" but noted Africa receives just 2% of global renewables investment. He called for access to affordable finance, full implementation of the COP29 finance decision, and development of a road map to realize about $1.3 trillion a year in climate-related finance.

On adaptation and loss-and-damage, he called for doubling adaptation finance from developed countries and making the loss-and-damage fund an effective instrument to support developing countries. He also raised concerns that Africa's critical minerals are too often extracted with little local benefit and said the U.N. panel on critical energy transition minerals should promote justice, sustainability and human rights across value chains.

Guterres linked these economic and climate priorities to the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the African Continental Free Trade Area, saying both economic integration and finance are necessary for Africa's development.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Africa: Booming and enterprising population - UN Chief | United Nations","oneSentenceSummary","United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African Union leaders that Africa pays higher borrowing costs, receives a small share of renewables investment and needs massive adaptation finance and fairer mineral value chains to realize its clean-energy potential.","taxTitle","United Nations","taxId",77382,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6666608,"Guterres urges ceasefires and funding as Sudan, DRC, Sahel and Gaza face crises",132,319000,451000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2318484-385b46a09a8085957cacc3b85a91e769&start=319&end=451","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2318484-385b46a09a8085957cacc3b85a91e769/thumbnail_319000.jpg","/articles/6666608/Guterres-urges-ceasefires-and-funding-as-Sudan-DRC-Sahel-and-Gaza-face-crises","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6666608-079b6bdaf7933e4f6d305bb54d551ca6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156806&Signature=jOxozj78vTsl5WQwGT6i07QxmNrESx~F5b46dQmZP~pYJQl8ty0We5cDWJlo0ccBYJg9uWSk1ztqQEIfLCBeNheRxQqQ~LRFi4ihVZO6N~UN-KBH6pOeJfoRNmsu6uWOZGFeyAnyNzCURIGBYuUrXdsfs0Wi71GOATYKzxNt1QYWVg8T7JjQ-GMyS1-l1DLUwiYGQ2RvPXEnoa9SYrxxCVIQTlFwa63ePVGA5ipvJjBSy9AEx8VgQbyIhm~7gnCHy8zC8FQmmq33VUxFlJfddG02Qb4yPNF0L8T00~yaTKN--Jql0rOTqExK1dfFMah63mCFs1TGbw1s7-H8nW6tqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, told African Union leaders that several regions in Africa and the wider Middle East face acute humanitarian and security crises and urged immediate action to halt violence and to secure predictable funding for stabilization missions.

\"Sudan is being torn apart before our eyes and is now home to the world's largest displacement crisis and famine,\" Guterres said, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities as the holy month of Ramadan approached and urging the international community to stop the flow of weapons.

He warned that fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the M23 offensive in South Kivu, risks regional escalation and urged respect for the DRC's sovereignty and territorial integrity. \"Regional escalation must be avoided at all costs. There is no military solution,\" he said, and called for swift implementation of the Luanda and Nairobi processes.

Guterres said the United Nations will continue to support MONUSCO in the DRC. He also highlighted the threat of terrorism in the Sahel and urged predictable funding for the African Union support and stabilization mission in Somalia.

On the Israel-Palestine conflict, he welcomed efforts to abide by a ceasefire agreement and urged action toward \"a permanent ceasefire and release of all hostages,\" saying \"the Palestinian people have suffered too much\" and reiterating that a two-state solution is necessary for lasting peace.

The secretary-general framed these calls as part of a broader push to advance security, stability, human rights and the rule of law in African states and neighboring regions.","United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of acute humanitarian crises in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Sudan, urged release of hostages and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and requested predictable funding for African Union stabilization efforts in Somalia.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6666612,"UN chief urges Security Council reform, calls for reparatory justice for Africa",167,115000,282000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2318484-385b46a09a8085957cacc3b85a91e769&start=115&end=282","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2318484-385b46a09a8085957cacc3b85a91e769/thumbnail_115000.jpg","/articles/6666612/UN-chief-urges-Security-Council-reform-calls-for-reparatory-justice-for-Africa","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6666612-69313119ba522f53713ee50f428a6732/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156806&Signature=i3UyQZ9RBvZ0wVrxwTlPUSxa-RYG5jR4D7PXy02E~JWjKUTiiVCyCSXi15FKS2w969PYmuqEAqf5clvrmSLNOOGy-bmgIDHa5fWnBBwyGaGZ9XjIJUgPI0BXn~2M1sz7wqNNRwJ3DL7vp2g3t7VIcXhJ2CxJtlB3lsnjcIMrMuhsN8TeAvaSeOyfucq0tn8IGjGvuaqPBLIRbAKQU5SMfHMhXavJbdGeAbvVlci3B70qBHC-4-GM9UQ1LdunglnQZi6g0yrGhB0LMB3EgwcfSuHZXzBPVJcfxeSgDF4VUBhAtbigGrbraTBk2v0F73todE-t1pGXRneB7yfjRiNCiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, told African Union leaders that the legacy of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade continues to harm Africans and people of African descent and called for a reparatory justice framework and permanent African representation on the United Nations Security Council.

\"Decolonization alone in itself was not a panacea,\" Guterres said, adding that political independence did not free countries from structures based on exploitation and decades of underinvestment. He said the world must put in place a reparatory justice framework.

Guterres said Africa was under colonial rule when today's multilateral system was created and that injustice endures. \"There is no excuse that Africa still lacks permanent representation in the 20 first century,\" he said, urging work with the African Union and member states to secure the representation Africa needs, including two permanent seats on the Security Council.

The secretary-general linked Security Council reform to broader international financial architecture changes, saying the current system is \"outdated, dysfunctional, and unfair\" and urging reforms to reflect the contemporary global economy.

Guterres referenced the United Nations' Pact for the Future as a recent effort to drive those changes and thanked African states for backing it. He said the next task is to translate commitments into action.

The remarks were part of a wider speech in which Guterres addressed security crises, climate finance and economic development across the continent.","United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African Union leaders that decolonization did not resolve structural injustices, called for a reparatory justice framework and urged permanent African representation on the U.N. Security Council.","actionData","errors"]

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