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Jaishankar Warns UNGA: Global South Faces "4F Crisis" of Food, Fuel, Fertilizer & Finance
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News18•26-09-2026, 23:42
Jaishankar Warns UNGA: Global South Faces "4F Crisis" of Food, Fuel, Fertilizer & Finance
- •External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the UNGA, highlighting growing global competition, declining trust, and rising uncertainty.
- •Jaishankar warned that the Global South is confronting a "4F crisis" encompassing food, fuel, fertilizer, and finance.
- •He noted that technology, once a symbol of hope, is now a source of anxiety and bias, impacting global cooperation and UN objectives.
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warned that the Global South is facing a "4F crisis" involving food, fuel, fertilizer, and finance.
Jaishankar stated that technology, once viewed as a beacon of hope, is increasingly becoming a source of anxiety and bias, raising concerns about global cooperation and United Nations objectives.
Jaishankar noted that developing nations are bearing the brunt of global conflicts and economic disruptions while remaining underrepresented in international decision-making, stating that the Global South is "in the front row of the global crisis, but is in the back row of decision-making".
