Mumbai: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pays tribute to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel on Wednesday on the first day of his three-day visit to India.
UN chief arrived in India on Wednesday on a three-day official visit.
Guterres will be on an official visit to India from October 18-20, 2022. This will be UN Secretary General’s first visit to India, since he commenced his second term in office in January 2022. He had earlier visited India during his first term.
UNSGalso delivered a public address at IIT Mumbai on the subject – “India @75: UN-India Partnership: Strengthening South-South Cooperation”.
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On 20 October 2022 in Gujarat (Ekta Nagar, Kevadiya), he will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of the Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) booklet, logo, and tagline.
It may be recollected that the concept of LiFE was introduced by PM Modi during COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
PM Modi had then urged the global community of individuals and institutions to drive LiFE as an international mass movement towards “mindful and deliberate utilization, instead of mindless and destructive consumption” to protect and preserve the environment.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar would hold bilateral discussions with the UN chief on issues of global concern, steps to deepen India’s engagement with the UN, including through India’s upcoming Presidency of the G20 and reformed multilateralism, added the release.
In Kevadiya, Guterres is expected to pay floral tributes at the Statue of Unity. He will also be visiting India’s first solar-powered village in Modhera (Gujarat) and other development projects in the area.
Guterres will also be visiting the Sun Temple in Modhera, before departing for his onward destination.
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