New UN chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 'a year for peace'
“On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first,” said Guterres in an appeal for peace.
He said one question weighs heavy on his heart. “That is: how can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight?”
“Peace must be our goal and our guide,” he said, urging all citizens, governments and leaders to strive to overcome differences.
“I appeal to you all to join me in committing to peace, on Sunday and every day. Let us make 2017 a year for peace,” he added.
Having been formally appointed by the UN General Assembly on 13 October 2016, Guterres, aged 67, will serve for a five-year period from on Sunday to 31 December 2021. He was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
Source: www.justearthnews.com
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