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UN Chief warns against criminal exploitation of Covid-19 recovery resources
United Nations (New York) : UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has warned against criminal exploitation of Covid-19 recovery resources.In a video message to the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention…
Antonio Guterres ‘deeply saddened’ by death of Generl Bipin Rawat, veteran of UN…
Antonio Guterres, United Nations, General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff
Violations of Palestinian rights threaten two-state solution, warns UN Chief
Antonio Guterres, United Nations, New York, International Leader, United Nations Secretary General
UN Chief urges countries to keep promise to deliver health, sanitation to all
United Nations (New York) : In a message for World Toilet Day, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on countries to ensure everyone has access to health and sanitation."Life without a toilet is dirty, dangerous and undignified," he…
Antonio Guterres reiterates call to immediately release UN staffers held in Ethiopia
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for the immediate release of 10 UN staff members detained in Ethiopia."As far as the Secretary-General is aware, the staff members are being held without charge,…
COP26 outcome not enough : Antonio Guterres
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, or COP26, is not enough."The approved texts are a compromise. They reflect the interests, the…
Antonio Guterres urges public development banks to ‘green the balance sheet’
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged public development banks to do more to "green the balance sheet".In a video message to the 2021 Finance in Common Summit in Rome on Wednesday, he said: "You spearheaded the…
Guterres shocked by Ethiopia’s decision to expel 7 UN officials
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed shock over the news that the Ethiopian government has declared seven UN officials, including senior humanitarian officials, as persona non grata and ordered them to leave…
Antonio Guterres welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan FMs meeting
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday welcomed a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and expressed the hope that such efforts will lead to a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh…
Four protests held outside UN as Modi spoke
United Nations : Four separate sparsely-attended protests were held outside the UN on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the the United Nations General Assembly.The groups were separated from each other in enclosures put up…