UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who ends his term at the end of his term, said in a speech at the UN General Assembly that he would "act as a bridge to find solutions to the challenges we face" and appealed for support for the re-election of the Secretary-General. ..
Secretary-General António Guterres, who has completed his five-year term, attended a meeting of the UN General Assembly on the 7th to elect the next Secretary-General.
In this, Mr. Guterres said, "I will act as a bridge and a sincere mediator so that I can find a solution to the problems we face. It is a great honor to leave the responsibility for the second term to me." I appealed to the country for support for reelection.
Regarding the response to the new coronavirus, he said, "If you look at the support to developing countries and the distribution of vaccines, you can clearly see that we are not doing it." I pointed out that there is.
He added, "We must avoid the'New Cold War'at all costs," and expressed a sense of crisis that the conflict between the United States and China is making the international cooperation necessary to solve global issues difficult. It was.
In addition to Mr. Guterres, seven people have been named as the next Secretary-General, but none of them have obtained the support of the government of the country of origin required for a formal candidate, and they are permanent members of the Security Council. With the country's de facto support for Mr. Guterres, the re-election of Secretary-General Guterres is certain.