Overview
- In a Feb. 10 address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Baerbock urged the EU to lead and to forge a transregional alliance to defend the UN Charter.
- She warned the international order is under attack and criticized that powers with special responsibility for peace and security are turning away from the UN.
- She said the United Nations faces an "existential liquidity crisis" and asked European states to pay their contributions in full.
- She cited the wars in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Sudan, and referenced crises in Venezuela, Iran and the Greenland dispute.
- She advocated for a woman to succeed António Guterres as secretary-general, mentioning Ursula von der Leyen as an example.