On October 22, UN Secretary General Guterres issued a speech warning that the world is experiencing an “El Niño phenomenon of war” — conflicts are fueling new conflicts, and their consequences are spreading to more remote places at a faster rate. He pointed out that the effects of the war do not stop at war zones, but spread globally through energy markets, shipping channels, supply chains, and financial systems — the conflict is falling into an already extremely unequal world, a world where some people can afford higher prices while others have to choose between eating and being warm... Guterres called for stopping the war from spreading further, protecting civilians, and creating political space for diplomacy and peace.

On October 22, UN Secretary General Guterres issued a speech warning that the world is experiencing an “El Niño phenomenon of war” — conflicts are fueling new conflicts, and their consequences are spreading to more remote places at a faster rate. He pointed out that the effects of the war do not stop at war zones, but spread globally through energy markets, shipping channels, supply chains, and financial systems — the conflict is falling into an already extremely unequal world, a world where some people can afford higher prices while others have to choose between eating and being warm... Guterres called for stopping the war from spreading further, protecting civilians, and creating political space for diplomacy and peace.