UN chief urges governments to use pandemic to ‘rebuild our world for the better’

Antonio Guterres was speaking at a two-day international meeting on climate change.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how fragile societies are but that if governments work together on common challenges, including global warming, it can be an opportunity to “rebuild our world for the better”.

Speaking at a two-day international meeting on climate change, the secretary-general said the only effective response to the worldwide health emergency is “brave, visionary and collaborative leadership”.