This is the first meeting of António Guterres with a member of the current Government.
Among the topics discussed, the shared vision about the 2030 Agenda, the lens with which both the government of Spain and United Nations They respond to the challenges of society. The minister has presented to the Secretary General the priorities of Spain in the United Nations: gender equality and diversity, fight against terrorism with special attention to victims, fight against climate change and humanitarian diplomacy and human rights. Both have exchanged opinions on the main issues of international political news. The UN Secretary General has praised the role that Spain plays in the face of the different crises in Latin America.
The minister has extended an invitation to the Secretary General to officially visit Spain in the framework of the United Nations 75th Anniversary. Spain joins this anniversary and the dialogue plan launched by the Secretary General, with a campaign to promote the United Nations and an inclusive multilateralism, with a human approach and a positive impact on people's day-to-day life.
Likewise, the minister has held a meeting with the President of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who has transferred Spain's commitment to multilateralism, with the work of the United Nations in the fight against terrorism, with the reform of the Security Council and with the gender equality, bearing in mind the need to take advantage of the Beijing commemoration +25 to maintain the consensus reached 25 years ago in areas such as sexual and reproductive health or the economic and political empowerment of women.
The minister has participated in a High Level Panel on Children and Armed Conflicts chaired by the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the High Representative of the Secretary General for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, where she has expressed the full support of Spain To this agenda. After the success obtained by the International Conference of Safe Schools held in Palma de Mallorca in 2019.
The minister has also had a meeting with Spanish officials working at the United Nations, reaffirming Spain's commitment to the projection of our officials in the multilateral arena.
