Secretary-General António Guterres met with Chilean President Iván Boric today (May 2) at the La Moneda Palace in Santiago and spoke of the “need to reform a country that is outdated, underrepresented and unable to contribute to developing countries” International financial institutions providing adequate support.

 

Guterres, who is in Chile to attend the United Nations System Executive Directors' Meeting, met with President Boric at the Moneda Presidential Palace and visited the President Allende Monument and the renovated White House, the presidential palace. .

Guterres and Boric held a bilateral meeting in the palace's Red Room before issuing a statement to the press in the Las Camillas courtyard.

The Secretary-General called on the Israeli government and Hamas leaders to "reach an agreement", otherwise "the war and all its consequences in Gaza and throughout the region will escalate significantly".

He continued that “a military attack on Rafah would be an intolerable escalation, killing thousands of civilians and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee” and “would have a devastating impact on Palestinians in Gaza, It has serious consequences for the occupied West Bank and the entire Palestinian area." wider area. "

The secretary-general told reporters that during his meeting with President Boric, they discussed "the issue of the movement of people and illegal smuggling, including drug smuggling from south to north and arms smuggling in the opposite direction."

"We need regional and global cooperation and the recognition that states must not undermine the rule of law or respect for human rights when fighting crime," he said.

Regarding the future summit to be held in New York in September, Guterres said that this represents "an opportunity for the world to reshape multilateralism to meet the challenges of the 21st century."

With debt levels rising in many countries," he said, "even middle-income countries face an impossible dilemma: repaying debt and investing in sectors critical to their sustainable development, such as education and health. "

In conclusion, the Secretary-General said: “Together we must reform the global financial architecture to ensure that it is truly representative of all and able to fulfill its role as a global safety net.”