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Antonio Guterres
UN chief asks for political track to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on regional and international players to help restore a political track to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Our ultimate goals remain unchanged: end the occupation,…
UN appeals for $397 mn for quake-hit Syria
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the world body is launching a humanitarian appeal for $397 million for the people of earthquake-hit Syria. "This will cover a period of three months", Guterres told reporters,…
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for better global cooperation to achieve common goals
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for concrete actions to improve global cooperation to address the world's current and future challenges.
Briefing the UN General Assembly about his report "Our…
India pays its 2023 dues of $30.54 mn to UN
United Nations : India has paid its 2023 annual contribution of $30.54 million to the UN budget, according to a UN spokesperson. India was among the 43 countries on its "honour roll" so far for having paid their assessments to the budget,…
Antonio Guterres appeals for aid to Syria, Turkey, depoliticising relief
United Nations : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appealed for international aid to earthquake-devastated Syria and Turkey and said relief operations should be depoliticised. "Now is the hour to stand up for the people of…
Antonio Guterres calls for actions to change course before meltdown occurs
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to take decisive action to change course before it is too late to prevent a global meltdown from occurring.
While presenting his priorities for the year to…
UN chief calls for urgent action to eliminate female genital mutilation
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for urgent action to end female genital mutilation. "Some 4.2 million girls are at risk of being subjected to this act of gender-based violence during 2023 alone.
We need…
Antonio Guterres calls on G20 to come up with relief package for Global South
United Nations : Warning that poverty and hunger are rising around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the G20 nations led by India to come up with a package offering investments and debt relief to nations of the…
UN chief calls for data-driven fight against terrorism
United Nations :Data-driven tools and strategies must lead counter-terrorism efforts and be at the heart of building peace and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.
"Data drives every aspect of economic, business and…
Take urgent action : Antonio Guterres at WEF
Davos : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a wide-ranging address that touched on the most critical issues of the time, on Wednesday urged leaders gathered for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to take urgent…