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11 years of brutal fighting in Syria must end : Antonio Guterres
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in Syria, saying that 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the war-torn nation must end."We cannot fail the Syrian people. The conflict must cease. International…
UN chief denounces ‘scandalously unequal’ vaccine distribution
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said in his statement on two years of Covid-19 that the vaccine distribution is "scandalously unequal" because rich-country health is prioritised over the poor."It would be a grave…
UN chief promises more humanitarian aid to Ukrainians over call with Zelensky
United Nation : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promised to provide more humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky."The secretary-general conveyed to the…
UN chief pledges solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict, urges protection of civilians
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the world body will not give up on finding a solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, while calling on the conflicting parties to better protect civilians.Speaking to…
Guterres rebukes Russia for violating UN Charter, says world faces ‘peril’
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world was facing a peril unprecedented in recent times and issued a stern rebuke to Russia that it was violating UN principles by recognising Ukraine's breakaway…
United Nations Chief says people must come first during pandemic recovery
United Nations (New York) : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said people must be at the centre of post-pandemic recovery at a meeting to examine the economic and social impact of the crisis.Although Covid-19 caught the world…
Guterres calls for more cooperation with CSTO on Afghanistan
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for more cooperation between the world body and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Afghanistan.The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening by the…
Antonio Guterres urges all parties in Libya to preserve stability
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all parties in Libya to continue to preserve stability.In a statement issued by his spokesperson, the UN chief called on "all parties to continue to preserve stability in…
Antonio Guterres warns of ‘5-alarm fire’ threatening humanity, calls for restoring…
United Nations : Warning of a "five-alarm global fire" threatening humanity, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a philosophical call for the restoration of humanism at a time of the emergence of "the twilight of shared…
Antonio Guterres upbeat about peace prospects in Ethiopia
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was upbeat by the prospects of a peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia.In a statement, Guterres said he held a telephone conversation with Olusegun…