Antonio Guterres (Beta/UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist)
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Oct. 11 that the Non-Aligned Movement had been playing an important role in today's world, underlining its contribution to efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
"The Non-Aligned Movement has a key role in the world. The United Nations held a special session on the pandemic at the initiative of the Movement," Guterres said at the High-Level Commemorative Meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the First Conference of Non-Aligned Countries.
In his video address, the U.N. secretary-general said that he had been "pushing for a global vaccination plan for a long time," adding that the enormous number of deaths occurred due to uneven vaccine distribution. Guterres pointed to other global problems, too, above all climate change, pollution and unemployment.
President of the U.N. General Assembly Abdulla Shahid, attending Belgrade's conference celebrating the anniversary, said that in the fight for better and more just international relations "there's no greater power" than the Non-Aligned Movement.
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