The Secretary-General of the United Nations Guterres called in Davos, Switzerland, on the 18th, that the world should bridge differences, rebuild trust and work together to meet multiple challenges. Guterres delivered a speech at the 2023 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum on the same day. He said that the world faces interconnected challenges, including "the most serious geopolitical differences and mistrust in generations", and "we need to bridge all these differences and rebuild trust". Guterres said: "Our world is plagued by a 'perfect storm' in many aspects." At present, the world is facing multiple challenges such as slowing economic growth, cost of living crisis, supply chain disruption, geopolitical conflict, COVID-19 epidemic and climate crisis. Guterres said that the theme of the annual meeting clarified the plight of the world today: we need cooperation, but we face division. He called for reform and the establishment of a more equitable global financial system. In order to achieve the goal of sustainable development, developing countries urgently need financial support to promote poverty reduction and food security. He urged member countries to implement "meaningful climate action". He also called for improving the opportunities for women to participate in the economy, strengthening the fair participation and cooperation of vaccines, and improving the level of global food security. The annual conference opened on the 16th in Davos, a small town in eastern Switzerland, with the theme of "Strengthening cooperation in a divided world". (Xinhua News Agency)