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French President Emmanuel Macron receives UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Elysee Palace, as part of the preparations for the summit for a new global financial pact. IMAGES
UN Secretary general Antonio Guterres meets Emmanuel Macron Monday evening at the Elysée ahead of a summit Tuesday that will bring several heads of state to the French capital. IMAGES.
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
French Prime Minister and former Education Minister Gabriel Attal congratulates his successor newly appointed Education Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera at handover ceremony. Attal vows to make school " the heart of the battles fought by my government". SOUNDBITE
France's new Prime Minister, former Education Minister Gabriel Attal pledges to "give schools all the resources they need to succeed". "It will be one of my absolute priorities as head of government" says Attal at the handover ceremony with his predecessor Elisabeth Borne. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he arrives for the COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. IMAGES