China News Agency, United Nations, June 18 (Reporter Madlin) "(During the first term) we have a lot of experience, one of the most important is: we will do nothing by ourselves." The successful re-elected UN Secretary-General Guterre Sri Lanka told the media on the 18th.
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Xia Bin
The 75th UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the same day to formally confirm Guterres' re-election as Secretary-General. He made the above remarks when he met with reporters after the UN General Assembly meeting.
Guterres said that nations must rebuild unity and trust.
In the second term, he will do his best to rebuild trust among governments, organizations and the United Nations. "If I need to strive to do better in the second term, then this is it."
Guterres' first term of office began in January 2017, during which various hot issues continued.
Globally, regional hotspot issues such as the North Korean nuclear crisis, the Iranian nuclear issue, the Syrian crisis, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the situation in Myanmar have continued. Climate change has intensified, trade disputes have emerged between major economies around the world, and the COVID-19 pandemic has lasted more than a year Popularity, etc., continue to test the international community.
On the United Nations, the peacekeeping forces deployed in various places have been repeatedly attacked, accidents and health problems. Peacekeepers have exposed sexual assault scandals, and the efficiency and transparency of the United Nations have been questioned.
Guterres himself has repeatedly screamed: multilateralism has encountered severe challenges and urgently needs to be strengthened; the UN system must also focus on reforms.
When meeting with the media on the 18th, Guterres once again elaborated on related issues and introduced to the media the top ten interrelated issues in his eyes that require immediate action: responding to the new crown pneumonia pandemic; fully achieving peace and security; protecting the environment and responding to the climate Change; achieve the sustainable development goals and build a more equal world; put the protection of human rights at the center; push gender equality to a higher level; respond to the challenges posed by digital technology; promote multilateralism and a common agenda; reform the United Nations to create "United Nations 2.0"; insist on putting people first and realize the dignity and value of everyone.
Guterres said that the new crown pneumonia pandemic, climate change, loss of ecological diversity, digital space defects, and geopolitical differences are all serious risks facing humanity.
If we continue to split the opposition, then these risks will continue to expand, bringing more serious disasters to all mankind, especially the most vulnerable people.
Guterres emphasized that the above-mentioned risks must be resolved, and this requires that all mankind must be united. He said that the central idea he conveyed today is: all countries must truly realize that nothing will be achieved by fighting alone; differences do exist, but all countries must still unite and cooperate. "It's time to strengthen multilateralism," Guterres said. (Finish)