“Ring in the New”
On Wednesday, President-elect Trump had a formal phone call with the new UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres. It was the first day on the job for Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister.
Just last week, President-elect Trump tweeted that the UN was “so sad.” Now, the UN is reporting that the two officials had a “very positive discussion” and look forward to more engagement.
Climate change, gender equality and human rights are key priorities for the new UN head, as set out in Secretary-General Guterres’ sweeping vision statement for the UN under his leadership.