U.N. chief urges business to help poor nations in 'hour of need'


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  • Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he attends a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to business leaders on Monday to support developing countries "in their hour of need" with access to COVID-19 vaccines, help to combat the climate crisis and reform of the global financial system.

Speaking virtually to the World Economic Forum, Guterres said: "Across all three of these areas, we need the support, the ideas, the financing and the voice of the global business community."

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