“Humanity is strongest after we stand collectively. 2024 should be a 12 months for rebuilding belief and restoring hope,” expressed Mr. Guterres in his New Yr’s message.
“Let’s resolve to make 2024 a 12 months of constructing belief and hope in all that we are able to accomplish collectively,” he urged, concluding with heat needs for a contented and peaceable New Yr
Humanity in ache, planet in peril
In his message, the UN chief mirrored on the ache and struggling afflicting humanity.
Conflicts persist, claiming tens of hundreds of civilian lives, a lot of them girls and youngsters. Tens of millions have been pushed from their properties, dealing with starvation and illness.
On the similar time, “the planet is peril”, Mr. Guterres mentioned, marked by record-breaking temperatures and worsening impacts of local weather change.
“2023 has been a 12 months of huge struggling, violence, and local weather chaos […] 2023 is the most popular 12 months on report; individuals are getting crushed by rising poverty and starvation; wars are rising in quantity and ferocity,” famous the Secretary-Common.
‘We should come collectively’
Mr. Guterres spotlight the shortage of belief and emphasised that “pointing fingers and pointing weapons lead nowhere.”
“Humanity is strongest after we stand collectively […] We should come collectively throughout divides for shared options – for local weather motion, for financial alternative and a fairer international monetary system that delivers for all,” mentioned Mr. Guterres.
Addressing discrimination and hatred poisoning relations between international locations and communities, he careworn the significance of making certain that new applied sciences, akin to synthetic intelligence, function forces for good.
“The United Nations will maintain rallying the world for peace, sustainable growth and human rights,” affirmed the UN chief.
“Let’s resolve to make 2024 a 12 months of constructing belief and hope in all that we are able to accomplish collectively.”
