“The world welcomes 2022 with our hopes for a future being tested by growing poverty and growing inequality… uneven distribution of COVID vaccines… climate commitments. are underfunded and due to ongoing conflict, division, and misinformation”. Secretary General António Guterres lament.
These are “not just policy tests”, he added, but “real life and ethics tests”.
However, these are exams that all mankind can pass “if we committed to making 2022 a year of recovery for all‘, the top United Nations official advocates.
A solution for action
Mr. Guterres went on to detail how recovery should best be done on each front.
The pandemic requires “a bold plan to immunize everyone, everywhere,” he said.
And to rescue the economy, the head of the United Nations marked that richer countries must support the developing world with “finance, investment and debt forgiveness”.
Meanwhile, to heal distrust and division, he insists a new focus must be on “science, facts and reason”.
At the same time, recovering from conflicts requires “a new spirit of dialogue, compromise and reconciliation” while restoring our planet requires “scale-appropriate climate commitments.” and the urgency of the crisis,” Guterres said.
Unite as one
The Head of the Organizing Committee also acknowledged that “Moments of great difficulty are also moments of great opportunity unite together”.
This is because they offer the opportunity to “unify behind solutions that can benefit everyone. And to move forward together, with hope in what our human family can accomplish.”
“Together, let’s restore our solution to 2022‘, concluded the Secretary-General. “Wishing you all a happy and healthy new year.”
