On his first day as the new United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for peace in the world.

“On this New Year’s Day I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution. Let us resolve to put peace first. Let us make 2017 a year in which we all – citizens, governments, leaders – strive to overcome our differences,” Guterres said in a video address.

He appealed for the world to make the year “a year for peace”.