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Calling for sweeping reforms of global institutions, UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres told African leaders on Saturday that the absence of permanent African seats on the Security Council is ¡°indefensible,¡± declaring: ¡°This is 2026 ¨C not 1946.¡±
 

¡°Genocide starts long before killing starts, it starts with language.¡±

By the time she stepped into the lectern, the conference hall at the UN Offices at Nairobi (UNON) had fallen into a silence so complete, it felt deliberate. At 89, Ms. Wanda Albinski is among the last living survivors of the Holocaust in the world. 

Opening the year with an urgent appeal, United Nations Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres called on world leaders today to get "priorities straight" and invest in development, not destruction. "As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us," says Guterres in his message for 2026