In accordance with the decision taken in the second Plenary Meeting of 15 september 2017, the General Assembly will hear a presentation by the secretarygeneral on its annual report on the work of the organization under agenda item 110. I now give the floor to the secretarygeneral of the United Nations, his excellency antonio. Guterres. Mr. Guterres mr. President and the General Assembly, distinguish heads of states and governments, excellencies, i am here gentlemen, in the spirit of gratitude and humility for the trust you have laced in me to serve the worlds peoples. We the people in the United Nations face great challenges. Our world is in trouble. People are hurting and angry. They see insecurity rising come and equality growing, conflict spreading, and climate changing. The Global Economy is increasingly integrated, but our sense of Global Community may be disintegrating. Societies are fragmented, political discourse is polarized, and trust within and among countries is being drive