UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: Xinhua/ VNA)

Mr. Guterres said the first area is recovery from the pandemic in every country. At the opening of the ministerial segment of the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council, Mr. Guterres said it is essential to ensure equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, therapies and tests and to increase the number of countries that can produce vaccines, diagnostics, and other technologies.

He stressed the need to resolve the crisis of economic inequality in the developing world, saying it is time to prioritize investment in people and build a new social contract based on universal protection. The fourth area is climate action, said Guterres. Developed countries must make good on their 100-billion-dollar commitment to developing countries.