"MULTILATERALISM"

Informal comments to the media by António Guterres, Secretary-General, following his appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

“We need a more efficient and predictable, multilateral trading system that can withstand future economic shocks,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the meeting of the General Assembly on the middle income countries and called for a new debt mechanism that can provide “a menu of options, including debt swaps, buy-backs and cancellations.” UNIFEED

Citing COVID-19’s global impact on peace, speakers say Security Council must overcome divisions, address current realities, as General Assembly considers its 2020 report.

Citing COVID-19’s global impact on peace, speakers say Security Council must overcome divisions, address current realities, as General Assembly considers its 2020 report.

The General Assembly elected Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates to the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January. UNIFEED

Solving world’s problems requires ‘global cooperation based on agreed rules’, European Union High Representative tells Security Council.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said, “The European Union remains committed to United Nations and to the rules based in multilateralism. The core of our strategy is to protect, to reform, and to build multilateralism that is fit for purpose.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Abdulla Shahid, President-elect of the 76th session of the General Assembly, following the General Assembly election.

Electing Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid President of Seventy-Sixth Session, General Assembly selects Main Committee Bureaus, Economic and Social Council members.

Electing Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid President of Seventy-Sixth Session, General Assembly selects Main Committee Bureaus, Economic and Social Council members.