UN chief António Guterres to seek world leaders’ backing for vision of the future

António Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations. Global leaders are gathering in New York this month for the UN’s Summit of the Future. Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP

The UN’s secretary general, António Guterres, will try to persuade world leaders to extend their horizons beyond current wars by adopting a pact that he hopes will set a path for a new system of global governance that can prevent similar crises in the future.

Global leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN Summit of the Future, the centrepiece of this year’s launch of the annual United Nations general assembly.