BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. Multilateralism is
the only universal space where every country has a voice, Maria
Fernanda Espinosa, President of the 73rd Session of the UN General
Assembly, said at the 13th Global Baku Forum on "Overcoming Divide
in a World in Transition," Trend reports.
According to her, multilateralism is needed today more than
ever. It is the only universal space where every country has a
place and a voice.
"The crisis of multilateralism is not only a crisis of
institutions, as has been widely discussed today. It is, above all,
a crisis of political will and leadership. Therefore, we need not
only rules—we need leaders willing to use these rules, defend them,
and achieve results through them," she said.
Espinosa noted that the challenges are global in nature, and the
system for managing them remains fragmented and weak.
"We often spend a lot of time discussing structures, councils,
mandates, and voting procedures, but structures in themselves are
not the goal. When the United Nations was founded nearly eighty
years ago, it was founded on the idea of 'never again' and the
task of post-war reconstruction," Espinosa delineated.
She also highlighted that today, in a multipolar world with deep
interconnections, the key challenge is figuring out how to handle
systemic risks: climate change, debt crises, inequality,
technological transformation, and the consequences of conflict.
"If we cannot agree on the function itself—on the common task
our institutions should address—any reforms will be merely
cosmetic. And then we will be rebuilding the architecture again and
again while failing to fulfill the mission itself," she
concluded.
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