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UN Chief Guterres announces formation of independent panel to assess UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the formation of an independent panel in order to evaluate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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UN Chief to meet with skeptical donors of embattled UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was set to meet on Tuesday with major donors to the embattled UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations' Palestinian-only refugee organisation.
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Baloch Human Rights Council highlights Pakistan's "inaction" against enfor
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received a written statement submitted by the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), highlighting the increasing cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan in recent years.
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Nine UNRWA staff members fired over allegations: UN chief
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Guterres underscored the accountability of any UN employee involved in acts of terror, including potential criminal prosecution.
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UN chief calls opposition to a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine "un
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
He asserted in a post on X, "The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and the denial of the right to statehood for the Palestinian people are unacceptable."
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UN Chief "deeply concerned" over Iran and Pakistan tensions, calls for res
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
He called on both nations to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action on climate c
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, Guterres sounded the alarm that 2023 was the hottest year on record, with droughts, storms, fires and floods wreaking havoc on countries and communities, and that the planet is heading for a scorching 3°C increase in
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UN Chief Guterres to organise second meeting of special envoys for Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Associate Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Stephanie Tremblay said that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has intended to organise the second meeting of the country's special envoys for Afghanistan at an appropriate time, as reported by TOLO News.
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Displaced families in Gaza grapple with cramped conditions in humanitarian
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The cramped living conditions, soaring food prices, and poor sanitation are further intensified by severe restrictions on the entry of essential supplies into the coastal strip.
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Hamas' sexual violence against women during Oct 7 attacks revealed: Report
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The investigation identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated.
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"136 of our colleagues in Gaza have been killed in 75 days": UN Chief Gute
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As many as 136 UN workers have lost their lives in the last 75 days in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas while several employees of the world body have been forced out of their homes, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterrres said.
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At COP28, UN chief proposes deal on phasing out fossil fuels
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday proposed a deal at COP28 on phasing out fossil fuels, telling negotiators that "now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility," as UN climate talks in Dubai head into the home stretch, UN News reported.
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