Saturday, 9 January 2021, 6:27 am
People worldwide have overwhelmingly highlighted
their faith in multilateralism to address global challenges,
the results of a year-long survey by the United Nations have
shown.
The UN75
initiative was launched by Secretary-General
António Guterres, in January last year, to understand
the global public’s hopes and fears for the future, as
well as their expectations and ideas for international
cooperation, and for the UN in particular. More than 1.5
million people from 195 countries took part in the campaign
through surveys and dialogues.
“The UN75 global
consultation showed that 97 per cent of respondents support
international cooperation to tackle global challenges,”