Gutteres On Terrorism Speech

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Gutteres on terrorism speech.

By reena bhardwaj new york us september 21 ani. This is the full transcript of united nations secretary general antónio guterres s nelson mandela annual lecture 2020 speech. Tackling the inequality pandemic. António guterres i am pleased to welcome you all to the first ever global high level conference of heads of counter terrorism agencies of the member states of the united nations.

According to antónio guterres this will be set against the backdrop of collaboration between different countries in the face of crucial challenges such as the novel coronavirus pandemic which has already caused at least 961 531 deaths and more than 31 1 million cases of infection in 196 countries and territories or climate change. Guterres recalled how attackers had laid siege to a hotel complex in the capital in january killing 21 people. In his opening remarks the un chief antónio guterres reiterated we must strengthen the capacities of our counter terrorism structures and institutions. And we must complement our counter terrorism efforts in the security realm with concerted efforts to identify and address the root causes.

United nations secretary general antónio guterres today reiterated the importance of preventing terrorism by addressing its root causes supporting victims of terrorism and enhancing human rights. Remarks to the african regional high level conference on counter terrorism and prevention of violent extremism conducive to terrorism antónio guterres your excellency mr. Winning the fight while upholding our values antónio guterres i thank soas and valerie amos for bringing us. Speaking in nairobi at the opening of a conference on counter terrorism mr.

Excellencies distinguished guests friends.