U.N. chief urges business to take the lead on COVID-19, climate and global recovery

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged businesses to lead the way to a fair and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while tackling the climate crisis, adding the world had reached "a moment of truth."

Addressing a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum - a gathering usually held in the Swiss ski resort Davos - Guterres spoke of global "fragilities" in climate, geopolitical divides, cyberspace and disarmament with growing risks of nuclear and chemical proliferation.