October 22, 2019
Guterres said he was deeply moved by the unity
He said he will work as "someone trying to bring people together and make people
understand that whatever divisions might exist, now it's more important to unite
because (of) the risks for those countries, for their people and to the
international community and collective security. It is high time to fight for
peace," he said.Earlier, in his first remarks to the General Assembly he said he
felt "gratitude and humility" on emerging as the choice for the post of UN
Secretary General.Guterres underscored the importance of diversity in meeting
the challenges of the world. "These two reinforce each other and we must be able
to fight both of them with determination," he said.He said the suffering of the
Syrian people "breaks my heart" and vowed to do his best to serve the cause of
peace for the Syrian people. He hoped that through the same unity, the UN bodies
and the international community will be able to face the challenges and "take on
time the decisions necessary in order to foster peace and end conflicts" and
make human rights and development accessible to all. U. New York:
Newly-appointed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday vowed to work as
a "convener" and "bridge-builder" to help find solutions to the world's pressing
challenges, underscoring that human dignity, gender equality and fighting the
alliance of violent extremists and expressions of xenophobia will be among his
priorities.
Guterres said he was deeply moved by the unity and consensus China
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have shown in his selection process..Guterres was unanimously appointed by the
193-member UN General Assembly as the successor to Ban Ki-moon and will assume
his new role for a five-year term beginning January 1, 2017.
Guterres expressed
faith in a "reform-minded" UN saying he believes in the universal values of
peace, justice, human dignity, tolerance and solidarity that its stands for.He
said the dramatic problems of today's complex world can only inspire a "humble
approach - one in which the Secretary-General alone neither has all the answers,
nor seeks to impose his views; one in which the Secretary-General makes his good
offices available, working as a convener, a mediator, a bridge-builder and an
honest broker to help find solutions that benefit everyone involved". "I have
long been aware of the hurdles women face in society, in the family and in the
workplace just because of their gender. He said in the over two months that he
has before he takes over as Secretary General, he will do his best to recognise
the difficulties, problems and divisions among UN member states "and act as a
convener and honest broker" to find solutions to the crises including in Syria,
South Sudan and Yemen.Having worked as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for
10 years, Guterres said he has witnessed "first hand" the suffering of the most
vulnerable people on earth. "I have visited war zones and refugee camps where
one might legitimately ask: what has happened to the 'dignity and worth of the
human person'," he said.N.
I have witnessed the violence they are subject to
during conflict, or while fleeing it, just because they are women," he said
adding that the protection and the empowerment of women and gender parity in the
organisation "are and will continue to be a priority commitment for me". "I am
fully aware of the challenges the UN faces and the limitations surrounding the
Secretary-General," Guterres said in his first address to the General Assembly
following his appointment as the 9th Secretary General of the UN.He also noted
that gender equality will be a focus area of his work as the UN chief. He called
on the international community to ensure that "we are able to break the alliance
between all the terrorist groups and violent extremists on one side and the
expressions of populism and xenophobia on the other side"."Based on these
values, I believe that diversity in all its forms is a tremendous asset, and not
a threat; that in societies that are more and more multi-ethnic, multi-cultural
and multi-religious, diversity can bring us together, not drive us apart," he
said.
It is with the same gratitude and humility that I stand before you today,
now joined by a profound sense of responsibility," he said.Later in brief
remarks to reporters outside the General Assembly hall, Guterres said the crises
in Syria, South Sudan, Yemen and in other parts of the world underscore that it
is "high time" that the international community remove its difference and work
collectively for peace and security.The immunity among people of the world to
the plight of those most socially and economically underprivileged has
underscored that he has the "acute responsibility" to make human dignity the
core of his work. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, meets with
Secretary-General-designate, Antonio Guterres (Photo: AP) Guterres was
unanimously appointed by the 193-member UN General Assembly as the successor to
Ban Ki-moon.Guterres was unanimously appointed by the 193-member UN General
Assembly as the successor to Ban Ki-moon
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