42. 自就职以来，我认识到危机的人力和财政代价已令人无法继续承受，因此强调我致力于把预防置于联合国工作的核心。我特别强调了整个系统采取协调一致的综合办法支持预防工作的重要性。我还强调，防止社会陷入危机的最好办法是确保社会具有复原力，并为此投资于包容性的可持续发展，包括协调一致的气候行动和大规模移民管理。2018 年初发布的题为“和平之路：预防暴力冲突的包容之道”的联合国-世界银行联合研究报告，以实证研究的方式证明，此种预防行之有效、可拯救生命且成本效益高，每年可节省 50 亿至 700 亿美元的应对冲突费用。
42. Since taking office and aware that the human and financial costs of crisis have become unsustainable, I have stressed my commitment to place prevention at the core of the work of the United Nations. I have, in particular, highlighted the importance of taking a holistic, coherent and coordinated approach across the entire system in support of prevention. I have also highlighted that the best way to prevent societies from descending into crisis is to ensure they are resilient through investment in inclusive and sustainable development, including concerted climate action and management of mass migration. The joint United Nations-World Bank study entitled Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict, published in early 2018, demonstrated with empirical research that such prevention works, saves lives and is cost-effective, saving between $5 billion and $70 billion annually on responding to conflicts.