China News Agency, United Nations, January 18, According to a report on the United Nations website, UN Secretary-General Guterres delivered a speech at the handover ceremony of the "Group of 77 and China" chairmanship on the 18th. He pointed out that facing multiple and intertwined challenges, " The Group of 77 and China" played a vital role in responding to the health, humanitarian and development emergencies caused by the new crown.
The "Group of 77 and China" is the largest intergovernmental international organization composed of developing countries, with a total of 134 member states, aimed at strengthening solidarity and cooperation and promoting economic and social development of developing countries.
Guinea succeeds Guyana as the presidency in 2021.
Guterres said that the new crown pandemic has exacerbated all challenges facing the world.
However, we have made some progress, laying the foundation for a sustainable recovery from the crisis.
Guterres pointed out that the United Nations development system has been rapidly adjusted to ensure a state of emergency and provide support for current socio-economic needs.
Important actions have been taken in climate action, and commitments and ambitions to achieve carbon neutrality are increasing.
In several meetings such as the Biodiversity Summit and High-level Political Forum held last year, member states pledged to center on the 2030 Agenda to achieve an inclusive and sustainable recovery from the new crown pandemic.
Guterres emphasized that the new crown vaccine must become a global public product to ensure that everyone everywhere can use it.
"Vaccine egoism" is a cocoon and will delay the global recovery.
Guterres said that developed countries, international financial institutions and development banks should provide more international support, including debt relief for all countries that need debt relief, so that these countries are no longer forced to provide basic services and repay their people. Choose between debt.
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