UN Secretary-General calls for a new type of multilateralism to solve global challenges

　　Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, January 10 (Reporter Shang Xuqian) UN Secretary-General Guterres delivered a speech at a video conference commemorating the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the UN General Assembly on the 10th, calling for a new type of multilateralism to solve global challenges, and Focus on reducing inequality and injustice.

　　Guterres said that the United Nations General Assembly has brought together member states to debate the most important issues and has witnessed many historic moments.

This period since the founding of the United Nations is the longest period in the recorded history of the world without military conflicts between major powers.

While achieving achievements, the world is also facing a serious lack of response to climate change, conventional warfare becoming increasingly difficult to resolve, escalating geopolitical tensions, the threat of nuclear proliferation and nuclear confrontation reappearing, increasing inequality, increasing hunger, etc. challenge.

　　Guterres said that in this interconnected world, a networked multilateralism is needed so that global and regional organizations can communicate with each other and work together to achieve common goals.

He called for networked and inclusive multilateralism to solve global challenges, and to reduce inequality and injustice through the “Global New Deal” at the international level and the “New Social Contract” at the national level.

　　Guterres said that the new crown epidemic is a disaster for mankind, but it can also become a new opportunity for mankind.

In the process of recovery from the epidemic, the Paris Agreement on climate change and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should be used as blueprints to strengthen the social and economic foundations after the epidemic.

　　The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held in London on January 10, 1946.

The British government held a video commemorative event on the 10th to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the UN General Assembly.