United Nations, January 1 – The United Nations (UN) today strives to strengthen the peace and stability of the planet in the face of complex challenges such as ongoing conflicts, the climate crisis or the use of technology.
According to Secretary General António Guterres, the organization is carrying out a very important process with a view to the next Future Summit.
The event, to be held next September, will focus on joint efforts for a new peace agenda with a focus on prevention, said the head of the organization in a recent address to the media.
In another of his exhortations on New Year's Eve, he emphasized the need to advocate for climate action, economic opportunity and a fairer global financial system that benefits everyone.
In his message for 2024, Guterres called for confronting discrimination and hatred that “poisons relationships between countries and communities” and ensuring that new technologies such as artificial intelligence are a positive force.
The United Nations will continue to mobilize the world for peace, sustainable development and human rights, stressed the High Representative.
A very important step in this context was the unanimous approval by the Security Council at the end of December of UN funding for African-led peacekeeping missions.
This creates the possibility of financing and is one of the key elements of the peace agenda, said the top UN official.
“Notwithstanding the current crises, there is a dynamic global effort to reflect seriously on the need to reform multilateralism and make it stronger and more effective in a world that is becoming multipolar,” the High Representative confirmed.
However, this cannot be guaranteed unless multilateral governance institutions are strengthened, he warned.
Guterres recognized the past year as a time of “enormous suffering, violence and climate chaos”.
2023 will be the hottest year on record, people will be crushed by growing poverty and hunger while wars will become more numerous and violent, he warned.
In this scenario, the UN chief recognized that trust is in short supply.
However, he added, there is no point in pointing fingers and pointing guns.
“Let us resolve to make 2024 a year of building trust and hope for all we can achieve together,” he concluded.