The United Nations Secretary-General Guterres warned on Monday that he feared that the further escalation of the Russian-Uzbekistan conflict might mean that the world was heading for a "broader war". According to the Guardian, Guterres delivered a pessimistic speech at the United Nations General Assembly on the 6th, focusing on the Russian-Uzbekistan conflict, climate crisis and extreme poverty. In New York, he said, "From 2023, we are facing unprecedented challenges." Guterres pointed out that scientists and security experts have set the "doomsday clock" to only 90 seconds from midnight last month, which is the closest signal of human destruction so far. Guterres said that he took this as a warning signal, "We need to wake up - start working". The most pressing issue is the war between Russia and Ukraine, which is about to end its first anniversary. Guterres said: "The prospects for peace continue to decline, and the possibility of further escalation and bloodshed is increasing. I am afraid that the world is not sleepwalking into a broader war, and I am afraid that it is doing so with its eyes open." Guterres also mentioned other peace threats, from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Sahel and Haiti. He said: "If every country fulfills its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations, the right to peace will be guaranteed."