Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

They made the remarks at the handover ceremony of the presidency of the Group of 77 (G77) and China at the UN headquarters in New York. Pakistan, the outgoing chair of the group in 2022, passed on its chairmanship to Cuba, who will assume the one-year presidency for 2023.

Guterres stressed the need to re-energize the global economy through massive support to the developing world and expressed gratitude for the G77 and China's steadfast support of the UN to make progress towards the SDGs.

In a message to the group, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel appreciated the confidence placed in Cuba while praising Pakistan's commendable work as the head of the group during 2022.