Sánchez assures Guterres that Spain is committed to combating the food crisis

taketonews

09/20/2022 at 00:42

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He assures that he maintains his commitment to multilateralism and that our country “will continue to support” the work of the UN

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, met this Monday in New York with the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) António Guterres, and transferred the Spain’s commitment in the fight against the food crisis caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Both have met within the framework of the General Debate of the 77th session of the General Assembly of the organization and have addressed, in addition to food security, the war in Russia, humanitarian aid, the reinforcement of multilateralism, America’s access America to international financing and Spain’s presence at the UN.

To the four headquarters of the organization that hosts Spain, the GIGA technology center will soon be added in Barcelona, ​​​​the initiative of UNICEF and the International Telecommunications Union for the digitization of schools, collects a statement from the Presidency.

Sanchez has pointed out that Russia’s actions pose a threat “not only to Europe, but to the world as a whole, as we have been able to see with the food crisis or the risks of a new nuclear catastrophe around the Zaporiya plant”, he stressed. In this sense, the Government maintains its commitment to multilateralism as the only way to face the global challenges of the 21st century. In relation to Latin America, the head of the Executive highlighted the need to reform the international financing system and support vulnerable countries.

“I deeply thank the Secretary General for the role of the United Nations in the fight against the food crisis caused by Russian aggression. Spain will continue to support their work“Sánchez wrote in a message on his Twitter profile along with a photo shaking hands with Guterres.



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