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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, seeking another term, has just been graded by a feminist group on his work in 2020 promoting women’s rights.
Secretary-General António Guterres heading to a virtual meeting with Tariq Ahmad, British minister of state, to discuss the commemoration of the U.N.’s 75th anniversary, Jan. 10, 2021. (Mark Garten / UN Photo)
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Monday, 11 January 2021, 12:02 pm
In his first major speech of the year, the UN
Secretary-General underlined the need for global cooperation
to address today’s challenges such as the COVID-19
pandemic and climate change.
António
Guterres was speaking on Sunday during a virtual event to
commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the
UN General Assembly, which was held in London.
“The
work of the General Assembly has helped to boost global
health, literacy, and living standards, and to promote human
rights and gender equality,” he said,
reflecting on some of its accomplishments since
then.
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