Guterres urges G-77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform

日期:2024/01/22  GCWPA

The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres addresses the G77 Summit in Kampala, Uganda.

 Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated multilateral institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the third summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China, which opened in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday.

More than 130 countries are members of the bloc - the largest grouping of the global South, representing 80 percent of the planet’s population – and their solidarity and partnership are essential to building a sustainable, peaceful, and just world for all, he said.

“Let us face it: those that benefit most from the present global governance system are unlikely to lead its reform.  So, momentum for change must come from you,” he told leaders.   "I urge you to keep driving these efforts forward.”

Seize the opportunity: Assembly President

The President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, also delivered remarks at the Summit.

“Now – more than ever – the G77 and all nations must come together and build bridges of dialogue, hope and cooperation to create a more fair, more just and more prosperous world for all,” he said.

Warning that the international community is “quite literally at a fork in the road,” he urged countries to “seize the opportunity of Summits such as this, to rededicate ourselves to our core values - principles that remain as relevant and compelling today as they ever were.”

Echoing the Secretary-General, he upheld the need for urgent reform of multilateral organizations, including the UN, and international financial institutions, “to better recognize and leverage the significance of the Global South.”

古特雷斯敦促77國集團和中國推動全球治理改革的領頭羊

聯合國秘書長安東尼奧古特雷斯在周日於烏幹達坎帕拉開幕的七十七國集團(G-77)和中國第三次峰會上發表講話時表示,發展中國家必須帶頭改革過時的多邊機構和框架。
他說,東協是全球南方最大的群體,佔地球人口的80%,該集團有130 多個國家成員,它們的團結和夥伴關係對於為所有人建立一個可持續、和平和公正的世界至關重要。
「讓我們面對現實:那些從當前全球治理體系中受益最大的國家不太可能領導其改革。 因此,改變的動力必須來自你們,」他對領導人說。 “我敦促你們繼續推動這些努力。”

把握機會:大會主席
聯合國大會主席丹尼斯·弗朗西斯也在峰會上發表演說。
他表示:“現在,77國集團和所有國家比以往任何時候都更必須團結起來,搭建對話、希望與合作的橋樑,為所有人創造一個更加公平、更加公正和更加繁榮的世界。”
他警告說,國際社會“實際上正處於岔路口”,他敦促各國“抓住此類峰會的機會,重新致力於我們的核心價值觀——這些原則在今天仍然像以往一樣具有現實意義和說服力。是。”
他贊同秘書長的觀點,認為需要緊急改革包括聯合國和國際金融機構在內的多邊組織,「以便更好地認識和利用全球南方的重要性」。