‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief

Exclusive: Antonio Guterres says growing north and south divide is morally unacceptable' and dangerous

Humanity is facing a perfect storm" of crises that is widening inequality between the north and south, the UN secretary general has warned. The divide is not only morally unacceptable" but dangerous, further threatening peace and security in a conflicted world.

The global food, energy and financial crises unleashed by the war in Ukraine have hit countries already reeling from the pandemic and the climate crisis, reversing what had been a growing convergence between developed and developing countries, Antonio Guterres said.