Hey there, globe-trotters! 🌎 As we gear up to welcome 2025, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has a powerful message for all of us: let's make 2025 a new beginning! ✨ In his New Year's address, Guterres didn't sugarcoat the challenges we've faced. \"Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to find,\" he said. \"Wars are causing enormous pain, suffering, and displacement. Inequalities and divisions are rife – fueling tensions and mistrust.\" 🌍💔 He highlighted the harsh reality of climate change, noting that we've just endured a decade of deadly heat, with 2024 ranking among the top 10 hottest years on record. \"This is climate breakdown – in real time,\" Guterres emphasized. \"We must exit this road to ruin – and we have no time to lose.\" 🔥🌡️ But amidst the challenges, there's a spark of hope. \"Even in the darkest days, I've seen hope power change,\" Guterres shared. ✊✨ He praised activists raising their voices for progress and humanitarian heroes supporting the most vulnerable. 🙌❤️ Guterres called on countries to take bold action: dramatically slash emissions and support the transition to a renewable future. \"It is essential and it is possible,\" he added. 🌱🔋 He also sees hope in developing countries fighting for financial and climate justice. 🌐⚖️ The \"Pact for the Future,\" adopted in September, is a new push to build peace through disarmament and prevention, reform the global financial system, and uphold human rights, international law, and the UN Charter. 📜🤝 \"There are no guarantees for what's ahead in 2025,\" Guterres admitted. \"But I pledge to stand with all those who are working to forge a more peaceful, equal, stable, and healthy future for all people.\" 🌈✨ \"Together, we can make 2025 a new beginning,\" the UN chief concluded. \"Not as a world divided. But as nations united.\" 🌍🤝 So, let's kick off 2025 with renewed hope and action! Are you in? 💪🚀
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