“Multipolarity without effective multilateral institutions courts chaos – as Europe learned the hard way resulting in World War One,” he said. In this moment of crisis, the United Nations has never been more essential, the Secretary-General stressed. Protecting civic freedoms must go hand in hand with development finance so countries can invest in health, education, and opportunity. A stronger UN: With crises multiplying, Mr. Guterres said the UN must adapt and Member States must fund it properly. “In a world of many choices, there is one choice we must never make: the choice to give up.