UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the UN lacks sufficient leverage to make parties to current conflicts take its peace initiatives seriously.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the UN lacks sufficient leverage to make parties to current conflicts take its peace initiatives seriously. In an Al Jazeera interview, he warned that geopolitical divisions have paralyzed the Security Council and said violations of international law by major powers create an environment of impunity. Guterres also called for UN reform, arguing that the current Security Council essentially represents the world as it existed after World War II.