Antonio Guterres became the ninth United Nations Secretary-General on Sunday. The term of former U.N. leader Ban Ki-Moon ended at midnight, December 31. Guterres is a former prime minister of Portugal. At the U.N., he served as the High Commissioner for Refugees. He told the U.N. in his speech that the question of how to help millions of people caught in conflict and war weighs heavily on his heart. Guterres said that civilians are faced with deadly force, killed and injured, forced from their homes, and put into poverty. He also said that unfortunately, even hospitals and aid groups are not safe from violence. Guterres called on the U.N. to “make one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first.” In support of the goal of peace, Guterres called for measures from solidarity and kindness in people’s daily lives, to dialogue and respect for political differences. He said peace should be a guide when seeking cease-fires or compromise while negotiating solutions to problems. Guterres has promised to bring people together at a time when the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has voiced concerns about the effectiveness of the U.N. The new secretary-general promised to work with the Trump administration to seek cooperation on the challenges facing the U.S. and U.N. in the coming years. Outgoing secretary-general Ban told the U.N. in his final speech Friday that he is “so very proud” to have worked with them for the past 10 years. He asked U.N. members to set goals and pay attention to important issues facing the world. These issues, he said, include sustainable development, climate change, women’s empowerment, youth empowerment and others. Ban urged members “to never give up. To keep dreaming. To keep believing, and to keep working hard until we achieve progress.” He asked the U.N. to place importance on rights, and to stand up for “those who are left behind”, including those who do not get attention from the world community but still need help. He said he felt “a bit like Cinderella” because of the quick change at midnight. But he promised always to be a “global citizen” and said his heart will always be with the people he worked with at the United Nations.
Title: New UN Leadership for the New Year
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/new_UN_leadership.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New UN Leadership for the New Year' data-article-id='2116'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6021'>Antonio Guterres became the ninth United Nations Secretary-General on Sunday.</span> <span data-start-time='6021' data-end-time='12771'>The term of former U.N. leader Ban Ki-Moon ended at midnight, December 31.</span> <span data-start-time='12771' data-end-time='16729'>Guterres is a former prime minister of Portugal.</span> <span data-start-time='16729' data-end-time='22188'>At the U.N., he served as the High Commissioner for Refugees.</span> <span data-start-time='22188' data-end-time='32188'>He told the U.N. in his speech that the question of how to help millions of people caught in conflict and war weighs heavily on his heart.</span> <span data-start-time='32188' data-end-time='42063'>Guterres said that civilians are faced with deadly force, killed and injured, forced from their homes, and put into poverty.</span> <span data-start-time='42063' data-end-time='49938'>He also said that unfortunately, even hospitals and aid groups are not safe from violence.</span> <span data-start-time='49938' data-end-time='55813'>Guterres called on the U.N. to “make one shared New Year’s resolution:</span> <span data-start-time='55813' data-end-time='59813'>Let us resolve to put peace first.”</span> <span data-start-time='59813' data-end-time='72313'>In support of the goal of peace, Guterres called for measures from solidarity and kindness in people’s daily lives, to dialogue and respect for political differences.</span> <span data-start-time='72313' data-end-time='80667'>He said peace should be a guide when seeking cease-fires or compromise while negotiating solutions to problems.</span> <span data-start-time='80667' data-end-time='92958'>Guterres has promised to bring people together at a time when the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has voiced concerns about the effectiveness of the U.N.</span> <span data-start-time='92958' data-end-time='105167'>The new secretary-general promised to work with the Trump administration to seek cooperation on the challenges facing the U.S. and U.N. in the coming years.</span> <span data-start-time='105167' data-end-time='117792'>Outgoing secretary-general Ban told the U.N. in his final speech Friday that he is “so very proud” to have worked with them for the past 10 years.</span> <span data-start-time='117792' data-end-time='125292'>He asked U.N. members to set goals and pay attention to important issues facing the world.</span> <span data-start-time='125292' data-end-time='136625'>These issues, he said, include sustainable development, climate change, women’s empowerment, youth empowerment and others.</span> <span data-start-time='136625' data-end-time='139625'>Ban urged members “to never give up.</span> <span data-start-time='139625' data-end-time='141417'>To keep dreaming.</span> <span data-start-time='141417' data-end-time='148125'>To keep believing, and to keep working hard until we achieve progress.”</span> <span data-start-time='148125' data-end-time='161396'>He asked the U.N. to place importance on rights, and to stand up for “those who are left behind”, including those who do not get attention from the world community but still need help.</span> <span data-start-time='161396' data-end-time='168229'>He said he felt “a bit like Cinderella” because of the quick change at midnight.</span> <span data-start-time='168229' data-end-time='177875'>But he promised always to be a “global citizen” and said his heart will always be with the people he worked with at the United Nations.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/new_UN_leadership.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7857 data-hint-location='92958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/what_does_challenge_mean.m4a'>What does challenge mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a difficult task or problem'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/solidarity_and_kindness.m4a'><span>solidarity and kindness</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/safe_from_violence.m4a'><span>safe from violence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/a_difficult_task_or_problem.m4a'><span>a difficult task or problem</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/people_caught_in_conflict.m4a'><span>people caught in conflict</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7858 data-hint-location='72313' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/what_should_guide_solutions_to_world_problems.m4a'>What should guide solutions to world problems?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='peace'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/peace.m4a'><span>peace</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/conflict.m4a'><span>conflict</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/war.m4a'><span>war</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/violence.m4a'><span>violence</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7859 data-hint-location='136625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/ban_urged_members_to__blank_.m4a'>Ban urged members to <span class='blank'>never give up</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='never give up'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/support_changes.m4a'><span>support changes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/never_give_up.m4a'><span>never give up</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/help_people.m4a'><span>help people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1598/compromise.m4a'><span>compromise</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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