High-level Meeting to Commemorate the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
21 September 2020
Austria
His Excellency Sebastian Kurz
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SEBASTIAN KURZ, Federal Chancellor of Austria, said that the Organization has had some remarkable achievements, including a strong human rights system, peacekeeping, the international disarmament architecture, the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, and leadership in the fight against climate change. International cooperation with the United Nations at its centre is crucial to combat the COVID _19 pandemic. Noting that 2020 marks 65 years since Austria joined the United Nations and 40 years since Vienna became host to one of the Organization’s four headquarters worldwide, he said that his country is proud of its contributions to the United Nations and stands ready to support all efforts to ensure it remains fit for the next 75 years.
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