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LAHORE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the youth has to play a significant role in the United Nations in the 21st century.
While addressing a ceremony in Lahore today, Antonio Guterres has said that it was important for the youth to be equipped with the most advanced technology.
While highlighting climate change, Guterres said that it was the most pressing issue in the world. He believed that changing climate was the most crucial and pressing issue nowadays, he added.
According to the secretary-general, we need to take effective steps in keeping mind the consequences of climate change.
He reached Lahore last night along with his delegation on a two-day visit where he was received by Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht.
Antonio Guterres is scheduled to vaccinate anti-polio drops to children and visit Shahi Qila and Badshahi Mosque during his visit to Lahore.
Guterres will also visit Kartarpur where he will meet members of the Sikh community. A dinner will also be arranged in his honour by Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar.
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