Tag: #UNChief
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Towards Armageddon?
This opinion is by Zuhaib Ahmed. The ceasefire agreement announced by the Israeli government late on Thursday came as a welcome development for peaceniks across the world. Although Palestinians living in Gaza, rightly termed an ‘open-air prison’, heaved a sigh of relief as the 11-day-long hell had subsided, yet this brief but horrendous war has…
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UN chief slams rocket attacks in Kabul; underscores need to end violence
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Saturday’s rocket attacks into the heart of Kabul that killed at least eight civilians and wounded many more. The rockets reportedly were fired from vehicles, hitting several densely populated areas in the capital city. The ISIL/Da’esh affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility, according to media…
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World living in shadow of nuclear catastrophe: UN chief warns
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for reversing course and returning to a common path of nuclear disarmament to create a nuclear weapon free world. The UN chief made that call in a message on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons marked on Saturday.…
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Coronavirus pandemic deepens gender inequality: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 01 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the coronavirus pandemic has deepened the inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights.” Speaking at a virtual town hall meeting, he warned young women from civil society organizations that “without…
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Global tourism loses $320 billion due to coronavirus pandemic: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, August 25 (APP): The global tourism industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the United Nations chief said on Tuesday. Launching his latest policy brief on tourism, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
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UN Chief Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons at Nagasaki Anniversary
The UN Chief has called for elimination of nuclear weapons at Nagasaki Anniversary.
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UN Chief urges ‘Bold’ Solutions to World’s Challenges amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The UN Chief has urged for ‘bold’ solutions for solving the world’a challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic.