Antonio Guterres
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Guterres calls for efforts to close 3 major gaps to end Covid pandemic
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to close three major gaps to end the Covid-19 pandemic. First, the booster gap, he said, adding that the coverage remains low…
- World
Our world is in big trouble, says UN chief Guterres
United Nations: “Our world is in big trouble”. With those explosive words, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Tuesday listing the crisis upon crisis…
- Pakistan
Never seen climate carnage like floods in Pakistan: UN chief
Karachi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the international community that all countries would suffer damages “beyond their capacity to adapt” if the world failed to respond to the challenge of climate…
- Pakistan
Developed countries emitted maximum green house emissions through history: UN chief
Islamabad: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that developed economies are responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere throughout history. Guterres made the remarks on Saturday in…
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Pakistan floods caused USD 30 billion economic loss: Guterres
Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that floods are estimated to have caused about USD 30 billion in economic losses to Pakistan, which is facing its worst floods…
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Guterres calls for efforts to help victims of terrorism
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to help victims of terrorism. In a message to the UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, he called for progress on…
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UN chief visits flood-hit Pakistan, appeals for massive support
Islamabad: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed to the world to help Pakistan which is reeling from devastating floods that have killed thousands and affected more than 33 million people.…
- Middle East
UN renews demand for accountability for killers of slain journalist
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, reiterated the need to hold accountable those responsible for the assassination of Al-Jazeera journalist in Palestine, Shireen Abu Akleh. A spokesman for the Secretary-General,…
- Pakistan
UN secretary general says South Asia is hotspot for climate crisis
Islamabad: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing a “monsoon on steroids” as the government issued more flood warnings for the next 24 hours, media reports said. Heavy…
- World
UN chief inspects Ukraine’s grain export in Istanbul
Istanbul: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Istanbul and inspected the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in bringing Ukrainian grain to international markets. He visited the JCC teams on Saturday who…
- World
UN chief to focus on grain deal, nuclear safety during Ukraine visit
New Delhi: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will be in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday to attend a trilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelinskyy and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…
- India
Ruchira Kamboj takes over as India’s first woman Permanent Representative at UN
United Nations: Ruchira Kamboj took over as India’s Permanent Representative to the UN – the first woman to hold the position – on Tuesday after presenting her credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.…
- Middle East
UN chief Guterres appoints new deputy special representative for Iraq
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai of Afghanistan as his new deputy special representative for Iraq in the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq…
- Middle East
Moroccan Najat Rochdi appointed as UN special envoy for Syria
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as deputy special envoy for Syria. Rochdi succeeds Khawla Matar of Bahrain, “to whom the Secretary-General expresses…
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Guterres calls for respecting all religions in aftermath of Udaipur killing
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for “full respect for all religions” in the aftermath of the killing of a Hindu man in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. “We call for the…
