In his New Year message and as the world is witnessing rising levels of violence and conflicts, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres confirmed that the world needs peace now more than ever. \u201cEvery New Year is a moment of rebirth\u201d, said\u00a0Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter day.\u00a0In 2022, millions of people around the world literally swept out ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The impact on civilians, meant that over 100 million people found themselves fleeing violence, wildfires, droughts, poverty and hunger, the UN chief said.”In 2023, we need peace, now more than ever.\u00a0Peace with one another, through dialogue to end conflict. Peace with nature and our climate, to build a more sustainable world.”, Mr Guterres added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peace was also needed inside families and homes, \u201cso women and girls can live in dignity and safety\u201d, added Mr. Guterres, as well as peace on streets that too often have seen violent reprisals from security forces in response to peaceful protest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In his New Year message and as the world is witnessing rising levels of violence and conflicts, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres confirmed that the world needs peace now more than ever. \u201cEvery New Year is a moment of rebirth\u201d, said\u00a0Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.\u00a0 We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":89130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,30],"tags":[172,1590],"class_list":["post-89129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world","tag-united-nations","tag-world-peace"],"yoast_head":"\n