UNITED NATIONS: Warning that the world is surrounded by “chaos and uncertainty”, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his New Year message that was also issued in a Hindi version for the first time, appealed for prioritising development aid over military spending.
“On this new year, let’s resolve to get our priorities straight.”, he said. “A safer world begins by investing more in fighting poverty and less in fighting wars".
"Peace must prevail, ” he declared.
As the Indian government makes efforts to promote the use of Hindi at the UN, the secretary-general's New Year message was also issued as a text in the language for the first time.