‘One Family, One Earth, One Future’ timeless ideal is inspired by Maha Upanishad, says UN Chief António Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres today said, India’s G20 Presidency will help lead to the kind of transformative change the world so desperately needs in line with the repeated commitment that India to act on behalf of Global South and its determination to pursue the development agenda. Briefing media in New Delhi in the context of the G20 Summit, he emphasized that the ‘One Family, One Earth, One Future’ finds profound resonance in today’s world. He said, the phrase is inspired by the Maha Upanishad. He said the timeless ideal is an indictment of the present day. He said, the world is indeed one global family but today resembles a rather dysfunctional one. He further said divisions are growing, tensions are flaring up and trust is eroding which together raise the specter of fragmentation and ultimately confrontation.