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Guterres urges Security Council reform, financial justice and climate adaptation at AU summit press conference
Summary
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters in Addis Ababa that the United Nationsis prioritizing peace and security, financial justice for developing countries, and climate adaptation finance for Africa, and called for permanent African representation on the Security Council.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used a press conference in Addis Ababa during the African Union Summit to set out three priorities he said the UN must advance: peace and security, financial justice and climate action.
Guterres opened by praising African leadership and said the U.N.-African Union partnership "is stronger than ever." On peace and security he highlighted ongoing conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa and described African institutions as engaged but "sometimes overstretched, some are under resourced." He cited Security Council Resolution 2719 as important, saying it "is so…
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