Secretary General Briefs Press

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds his annual press conference at the opening of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:48:16
• Production Date: 16 September 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA - UNSMIL
• Subject Topical: 75TH ANNIVERSARY; CEASEFIRES; CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE - COVID 19; DIPLOMACY; MULTILATERALISM; VACCINATION
• Geographic Subject: BELARUS; LIBYA; VENEZUELA
• MAMS Id: 2558543
• Parent Id: 2558543

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The Secretary-General noted that the COVID-19 virus is the number one global security threat in our world today, stressing the need for the global ceasefire that he called for in March to become a reality by the end of the year.

The Secretary-General also underlined the need for the international community needs to come together to defeat the virus, calling for the massive expansion of new and existing tools that can respond to new cases and provide vital treatment to suppress transmission and save lives, especially over the next 12 months. A vaccine, he said, must be seen as a global public good, because COVID-19 respects no borders.

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