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UN chief describes situation in Gaza as ‘horrific’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the situation in Gaza as “horrific.” “What we are witnessing in Gaza is a level of death and destruction that has no parallel in recent…
- India
India, Pakistan urged to avoid escalation amid reports of troops exchanging fire
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation of the situation in the subcontinent amid reports of troops exchanging fire, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan…
- World
Guterres pays tribute to Indian peacekeeping leader’s ‘commitment’
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tributes to the leadership and commitment of Brigadier Amitabh Jha who led the peacekeeping force along the Syria-Israel border in “complex circumstances”. Jha, who was…
- World
Guterres asks Hezbollah, Israel to de-escalate tensions
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked Israel and Hezbollah to immediately de-escalate the situation that is “threatening regional security and stability,” according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The two sides…
- World
Guterres asks Bangladesh interim govt to consider voices of minorities
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the Bangladesh interim government to consider the voices of minorities and respect human rights as it prepares for parliamentary elections, according to his Deputy Spokesperson…
- World
Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’
United Nations: Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk of “flames of wider war”. “I am profoundly worried by what…
- Middle East
Guterres invokes UN Charter to call for UNSC action on Gaza
United Nations: In a bid to push the paralysed Security Council to act on Gaza, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday invoked a rarely used provision of the Charter to call its attention…
- World
Guterres launches panel on AI headed by ex-Indian diplomat
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has created a high-level advisory panel headed by a former Indian diplomat to meet the challenges of a world hurtling into the unknowns of artificial intelligence…
- World
UN chief Guterres warns of Gaza conflict ‘spiralling’
United Nations: While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the Gaza war “risks spiralling throughout the region”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Iran that Washington will “swiftly and…
