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Racism must be rejected by all, invest in social cohesion: UN chief

I am heartbroken to see violence on the streets in our host country and our host city of New York, Guterres said

UN Secretary General António Guterres (above) has invited world leaders to a Climate Action Summit on September 23 in New York
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UN Secretary General António Guterres also asked for protection of people on the move in face of Covid-19

BS Web TeamAgencies Geneva

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to invest in social cohesion, expressing sadness over the riots in the US after the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis.

"I am heartbroken to see violence on the streets in our host country and our host city of New York," Guterres said in a tweet on Tuesday.

Protests in New York and the US intensified as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets demanding an end to police brutality after 46-year old George Floyd was killed last week when a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes while