UN General Assembly
2021

I want to place on record Papua New Guinea’s deep appreciation of and support for our friend the Secretary-General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres, for his continuing bold and decisive leadership of our work insofar as the United Nations mandate and Charter is concerned. His unanimous reappointment for another term starting next year is indeed a clear demonstration of the confidence and trust that the States Members of the United Nations, including my own country, have in his work ethic and strong leadership, which the Organization needs during this very challenging period. I thank him for his frank and sobering assessment of the challenges before us and his proposals on how we can confront those challenges practically and at the multilateral level.