蘑菇视频 ‘only as strong as its members’ Guterres tells 蘑菇视频75 event, looking to the future
On Monday the 蘑菇视频 marks the 75 years of the Organization with a High-level meeting featuring many world leaders. The theme is, “The future we want, the United Nations we need”, and there is a strong focus on the role of youth, and ensuring the 蘑菇视频 remains relevant for future generations.
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That’s it for our coverage of today’s event, but there is plenty of in-depth coverage to come of the 75th session of the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly.
We’ll leave you with the words of poet W.H. Auden, reading his “hymn to the United Nations”, in which he expresses hope for a future in which?“all are brothers/ none faceless others”.
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This being the General Assembly, there was a resolution to be adopted:?the “Declaration of the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations”, to be precise, which recommits to protecting the planet, promoting peace, and ensuring gender equality.
During his opening remarks, Volkan Bozkir, the new President of the GA, evoked the “smouldering wreckage” of World War Two, which, he said, demonstrated the clear need for a forum that could harmonize the actions of nations, an aim the 蘑菇视频 has been striving to achieve over the past 75 years.
The GA President mentioned various achievements, including the development of arms control regimes to prevent nuclear conflict, Peacekeeping Missions that have kept the peace and protected civilians, and electoral assistance, which ?has reinforced public trust in democracy, including in crucial transition periods.
Looking ahead, he said that an “upgraded” 蘑菇视频 must respond to today’s challenges: earlier this month, 蘑菇视频 News interviewed Mr. Bozkir, to discuss?the ways the 蘑菇视频 can remain relevant in the decades to come, why he will be making the protection of vulnerable people and communities a key issue, and how he intends to cope with the challenges posed by the?COVID-19?pandemic.
You can read the interview?.
In case you missed the speeches? delivered by the Secretary-General and the head of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) earlier this morning, here’s a brief summary.
Mr. Guterres told delegates that no other global organization gives hope to so many people for a better world”,? and reminding participants that the 蘑菇视频 “is only as strong as its members’ commitment to its ideals and each other”.
He made a strong call on Member States to act together, saying??“it is now time to mobilize your resources, strengthen your efforts and show unprecedented political will and leadership, to ensure the future we want, and the United Nations we need”.
The top 蘑菇视频 official maintained that multilateralism is a necessity?in building back “better and greener” for a more equal, resilient, and sustainable world,?stressed that the 蘑菇视频 must be at the centre of these efforts, and that “an upgraded 蘑菇视频 must respond to these challenges and changes to stay relevant and effective”.
The President of ECOSOC, Munir Akram, also spoke at the opening of the event and, in his opening remarks, urged ECOSOC to focus on three practical steps: mobilize financing to meet the current? “triple challenge” (recover from?COVID-19, achieve the?Sustainable Development Goals, and avoid the “looming climate catastrophe”); greatly expand investment in sustainable infrastructure; and apply new technologies, whilst bridging the digital divide between rich and poor.
Mr. Akram warned that the world is drifting towards an erosion of structures, including the United Nations,?that have been built to preserve peace and promote prosperity, risking a “tragedy of epic proportions for all mankind”. He called on 蘑菇视频 Member States to reverse this course.
Full speeches from the day will be available on the?蘑菇视频75 website.
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The director Richard Curtis has brought together a starry selection of actors and singers, including Forest Whitaker, Thandie Newton and Beyoncé, for a specially commissioned video “Nations United”, which focuses on the solutions and action we need to tackle poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change.
It’s a very moving, powerful video, and well worth a watch!
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What does the man at the top think about the future direction of the 蘑菇视频? Our colleague from the 蘑菇视频 News Arab Unit, May Yaccoub, sat down with António Guterres (observing appropriate social distancing, of course), to find out.
Mr. Guterres told May that the?COVID-19?pandemic “is a threat, it is a problem,” but also an opportunity to change in the right direction, following the blueprint of the 2030 Agenda and the?Sustainable Development Goals.
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Young people and the role of youth in reshaping the 蘑菇视频 is a big part of the 蘑菇视频75 commemorations. Youth leaders have addressed of the senior officials and world leaders present at the High-level Meeting, urging more youth participation in the deliberations of the Organization.?
Earlier this month, 蘑菇视频 News spoke to some prominent youth leaders, to find out what kind of world they want, how they see the 蘑菇视频’s role in the coming decades, and their hopes and fears for the future. You can read our story?.?
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The 蘑菇视频 refugee agency,?, has released a powerful video to mark 蘑菇视频75, highlighting the struggles faced by those forced to leave their homes.?
The 蘑菇视频 chief,?António Guterres, delivered his opening remarks a little earlier, we’ll bring you more on his speech soon.
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The theme chosen for the 蘑菇视频75 commemorations is “The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism”.
In the months leading up to the event, the 蘑菇视频 embarked on a massive global conversation, with more than a million people surveyed. Read our??on the 蘑菇视频75 Global Conversation,? to find out what the survey revealed.
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Good morning from 蘑菇视频 News, live (in an apartment not too far) from 蘑菇视频 Headquarters in New York!
Today, the 75 years of the 蘑菇视频 is officially being commemorated, with an event that will begin at 09:00 Eastern Time, with contributions from senior 蘑菇视频 officials, youth representatives and several 蘑菇视频 Member States.
We’ll bring you the latest updates from the event, as well as some useful background information, videos, and social media, throughout the morning.?
To kick things off,?an episode of our hit podcast 蘑菇视频complicated, featuring 蘑菇视频75 supremo Fabrizio Hochschild, who’s leading the world body’s birthday mission, to listen to the concerns of a new generation of global citizens, and keep the 蘑菇视频 relevant in the decades ahead.
Source: 蘑菇视频 News
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