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Readout of President Biden's Meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

September 19, 2023

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during the UN General Assembly in New York. The leaders reaffirmed the strong partnership between the United States and the United Nations. They discussed pressing global challenges, including the need to tackle rising poverty and inequality and mobilize additional resources for sustainable development, combat climate change, and uphold the UN's foundational principles – particularly in the face of Russia's illegal war against Ukraine. The leaders also discussed efforts to reform and strengthen multilateral institutions to make them more inclusive and effective and better equipped to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals and address global challenges like climate change and fragility.

Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Readout of President Biden's Meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/365160

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