- In a speech to the General Assembly on Priorities, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterras voiced his concerns over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine leading to a larger war.
- “The chances of further escalation and bloodshed keep growing. I fear the world is not sleepwalking into a wider war. I fear it is doing so with its eyes wide open,” Guterras said.
- He also referenced the symbolic Doomsday Clock, which in late January inched to 90 seconds to midnight (apocalypse).