Xinhua Agency, United Nations, October 24 (Reporter Pan Yunzhao) The Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly issued a statement on the 24th, calling for an urgent special session of the General Assembly to discuss challenges facing the United Nations in order to boost the role of the United Nations in the field of international peace and security.

The statement said that at present, the ongoing paralysis of the UN Security Council undermines the UN¡¯s primary responsibility forining international peace and security and highlights the urgency of comprehensive reform of the UN. For this reason, the Council of the President of the United Nations General Assembly called for an urgent special session of the UN General Assembly to promote and reform the UN¡¯s role in the field of peace and security.

The statement said that the proposed special session of the UN General Assembly should focus on addressing the following issues: dealing with the crisis of multilateralism, the crisis of international law, the risk of confrontation between major powers, and potential threats to artificial intelligence.

Established in 1997, the Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly, which consists of all former presidents of the United Nations General Assembly who have survived, and the current President of the United Nations General Assembly, is a platform designed to provide support to the current President of the United Nations General Assembly, provide the Office of the President of the United Nations with institutional historical memory, and promote multilateralism.