UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the cooperation and action of each country, citing new coronavirus countermeasures, climate change countermeasures, and nuclear disarmament as priorities that the United Nations will tackle.

Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 28th, citing 10 themes such as new virus countermeasures, climate change countermeasures, nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation as priority issues to be addressed by the United Nations. I did.



Regarding new virus countermeasures, WHO = World Health Organization said, "I want you to supply COVAX with vaccines to ensure sufficient supply and fair distribution of vaccines," saying that the vaccines have not reached the poorest countries. He called for cooperation in a framework that takes the lead and aims for fair distribution.



As for climate change measures, we urged governments to submit an action plan by the end of the year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% compared to 2010 by 2030.



"I want all cities, businesses and financial institutions to adopt a solid itinerary that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050," he said.



In addition, regarding nuclear disarmament, Secretary-General António Guterres called on all countries, including nuclear-weapon states, to support the goal of nuclear abolition set by the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which came into effect last week.



Then, at the NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference scheduled for August, each country urged each country to find a common understanding of the direction of nuclear disarmament toward a world without nuclear weapons.

10 UN priorities

The ten issues that the United Nations has decided to prioritize with the international community are:



1. Measures against the new coronavirus.



2. Inclusive and sustainable recovery from the new virus.



3. Coexistence with nature (climate change countermeasures).



4. Dealing with poverty and inequality.



5. Countering attacks on human rights.



6. Gender equality, the world's largest human rights issue.



7. Alleviate geopolitical conflicts and seek common understanding.



8. Stop nuclear disarmament and the decline of the non-proliferation regime.



9. Utilize digital technology and manage increasing risk.



10. Reconstruction of the 21st century (more comprehensive multilateralism).

Secretary-General Guterace "I strongly hope to visit Hiroshima"

Secretary-General Guterace said in a press conference after the speech, "I strongly hope that I will be able to visit Hiroshima this year. I hope that the spread of the new virus will subside and I will be able to visit it." He expressed his intention to visit the site on "Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Day" on the 6th.



Secretary-General António Guterres was considering visiting Hiroshima in August of last year, 75 years after the atomic bomb was dropped, in order to convey the UN's determination to tackle nuclear disarmament, but gave up due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. ..