Tag: #AntonioGuterres
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UN Chief Voices Concern over Stricken Oil Tanker off Yemen Coast
The UN Chief has voiced concern over the threat posed by a stricken oil tanker off the coast of Yemen.
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UN Chief calls for fighting inequality, racism
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 21 (APP):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged everyone to take up a new social contract to combat the “inequality pandemic,” at a UN event marking the weekend’s observance of Nelson Mandela Day. In his message to the virtual General Assembly commemoration on Monday, he praised the legacy of Mandela whom he…
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Coronavirus has exposed the oppressive economic system: UN Secretary-General
Geneva, 19th July 2020: The pandemic coronavirus has overthrown a brutal economic system. UN Secretary-General said that the coronavirus has proved that a free economy is not a guarantee of health for all. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during his annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, lamented that COVID-19 had exposed the lie that people all over the…
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Domestic violence on rise worldwide during coronavirus lockdowns: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 6 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the increase in social and economic pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a global increase in violence against women and girls. The secretary-general, who appealed on March 23 for an immediate cease-fire in conflicts around the world to tackle…
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UN launches new plan aimed at defeating coronavirus
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 01 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched a new plan to counter the devastating socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, calling on everyone to “act together to lessen the blow to people”. “The new coronavirus disease is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods”, he said Tuesday, pointing…
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Italy, Spain suffer record virus deaths as British PM tests positive
London, March 28 (AFP/APP): Italy on Saturday recorded the most daily deaths of any country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and Spain had its deadliest day, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first major world leader to test positive. Italy reported 969 new deaths, Spain 769 and France 299 as Europe…
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Russia tells Security Council ‘ready to de-escalate with anyone’ in Syria’s Idlib
United Nations, United States, Feb 29 (AFP/APP): Moscow is “ready to de-escalate with anyone” in the battleground Idlib region of northwestern Syria, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Friday. His comments came as the Council held emergency talks on the escalation of fighting in the country, after 33 Turkish…
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PM Khan’s government boosted by the UN Chief’s visit: The Diplomat
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ “successful” visit to Pakistan has given boost to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government as it pushes its narrative on the Kashmir issue while dealing with difficult economic problems at home, according to an article published in The Diplomat, an international online magazine. Hamzah Rifaat Hussain, an…
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UN urges int’l community to help Pakistan for Afghan refugees
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (APP): A U.N. spokesman has urged the international community to continue helping Pakistan, which has been shouldering the burden of caring for millions of Afghan refugees over the past 40 years. “This is not solely Pakistan’s responsibility; the international community needs to help,” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the…
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Chairman Kashmir Committee lauded statement of UN Secretary-General
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Chairman Kashmir Committee, Syed Fakhar Imam had lauded the statements of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about Kashmir issue as well as violations of human rights in Indian occupied territory. Talking to PTV, he said his unbiased remarks over the issue favor the long lasting Pakistani stance regarding the matter.…