The Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, expressed this Thursday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, his support and closeness to the victims and to the entire American society for attacks carried out "against humanity itself," emphasizing that the response to terrorism constitutes a "shared task" among states.
The Portuguese leader recalled the "atrocious" attacks carried out by the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, highlighting that they "left an indelible mark" on recent history.
Guterres dedicated some words to the families of the nearly 3,000 fatalities, from the United States and around a hundred countries, as well as to the emergency teams that were mobilized in the first hours after the attacks.
"We pay tribute to the survivors and honor the first responders, who showed extraordinary courage and humanity in the face of tragedy, many of whom made the supreme sacrifice," he noted, according to his deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq, in a press appearance.
The highest official of the United Nations took the opportunity to emphasize that it has been 20 years since the UN Global Strategy against Terrorism was approved by member states, "which reminds us that the fight against terrorism is a shared and still unfinished task."
"In honoring the victims, let us renew our common commitment to building a future free of terrorism," he demanded.