U.N. chief tells world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable” world

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. chief tells world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable” world.

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