UNITED STATES: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited rejoining the Paris Agreement, re-committing to the WHO in the face of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and re-engaging with the Human Rights Council, as vital reversals of the previous Trump administration’s withdrawal from the multilateral stage.
"Cooperation between the UN and the US is indeed critical for our common work. The commitment and contribution of the US are essential to resolve the many serious global challenges we face -- starting with the Covid-19 pandemic," Guterres told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a virtual meeting on Monday.
To end the pandemic everywhere, there is a need for a global vaccination plan, and the United State can play a very siignificnat role in this, reports by Xinhua news.
"I have proposed that the G20 should establish an emergency task force to develop and coordinate such a plan. But there is no way that this can work without an effective American leadership." Guterres also asked the US to play a leading role in global climate action.
"We are working closely together to build a global coalition for net-zero emissions by mid-century, which has been a top priority for us in the UN for 2021, and to mobilize an immediate quantum leap in adaptation, and in finance to support developing countries.
"Adaptation cannot be the forgotten part of climate action and we very much count on US leadership in this regard." He also noted that both the UN and the US recognize the importance of investing in a sustainable, inclusive recovery from the pandemic toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Guterres emphasized the need for a surge in diplomacy for peace as conflict and violence cause enormous global suffering, threatening famine in at least six countries.
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