Og så sent som under sidste weekends verdensomspændende økonomiske forum bemærkede generalsekretæren, at den internationale politik var blevet mindre gunstig over for fastholdelsen af en stabil, retfærdig og regelbaseret international orden, og at FN's rolle og det kollektive sikkerhedssystem var under alvorligt pres.
And as recently as last weekend at the World Economic Forum the Secretary-General noted that the conduct of international politics had become less favourable to the maintenance of a stable, equitable and rule-based international order and that the role of the UN itself and the system of collective security were under serious strain.