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“We need to recognize that we are at war with a virus,” the UN chief said on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in UK, calling on "those who hold the power to come together and to organize an effective response to the COVID.” COURTESY OF UK GOVERNMENT

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement on the delivery by the International Residual Mechanism for the Criminal Tribunals of the appeals judgment in the case against Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb armed forces, calling “on all those in position of power to refrain from denying the seriousness of the crimes that have been adjudicated.” UNIFEED / FILE

The Security Council recommended the appointment of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term in a resolution adopted by “acclamation.” UNIFEED

“The 76th session of the General Assembly will grapple with the impact of the pandemic across the three pillars of our work: peace, sustainable development, and human rights," UN chief Antonio Guterres said following the election of Abdulla Shahid from Maldives as the 76th president of the General Assembly. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres announced the launching of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a “global movement” that “will bring together governments, businesses, civil society, and private citizens in an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth.” UNIFEED

At the launch of the GlobE Network, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “turning the tide against corruption is essential if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, promote peace, and protect human rights.” UNIFEED

"As we strive for net zero emissions, we need all hands-on deck,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the opening of the sixth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting on Wednesday. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “this is a race against time,” and added that unless COVID-19 vaccines are made available in quick and equitable way, “mutations in the global south will undermine the vaccination campaign in the global north.” UNIFEED

With a focus for this year’s International Day of UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, the UN chief told a commemorative ceremony on Thursday “despite COVID-19, across all our missions, peacekeepers have not only been adapting to continue to deliver their core tasks, they are also assisting national and community efforts to fight the virus.” UNIFEED

In his remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS), Secretary-General António Guterres said “it is totally unacceptable that vaccines are not now fully available to the African continent, that Africa is dramatically lagging behind in vaccination because of a lack of vaccines available to the African continent.” UNIFEED