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EU backs UN chief's call for ceasefire in Ukraine during Orthodox Easter
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union supports the UN secretary-general's appeal to cease hostilities in Ukraine during the Orthodox Easter celebration this week, EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano said on Wednesday.
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UN chief calls for 4-day pause in fighting in Ukraine during Easter
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 19 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the opening of humanitarian aid corridors during the Orthodox Christian Holy Week.
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Syria sends letter to UN about US-led coalition's war crimes in Raqqa in 2
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Syria sent a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and to the UN Security Council about the war crimes of the US-led international coalition in the city of Raqqa in 2017, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released by the state
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One fifth of humanity could face poverty, hunger resulting from Ukraine cr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukraine crisis could plunge more than one fifth of humanity, or up to 1.7 billion people, into poverty and hunger, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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UN chief calls for calm in Jerusalem after bloody Palestinian-Israeli clas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday voiced grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and called for efforts to de-escalate the tension, said his spokesman.
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Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan, global impact of Ukraine conflict with U
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a "wide-ranging discussion" with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Friday (local time) and exchanged views on the global impact of the Ukraine conflict as well as the situation in Afghanistan
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US distinguishes between India, China over respective stands on Russia ami
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time) said that America does distinguish and differentiate between India and China over their respective stands on Russia amid the Ukraine crisis.
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UN chief says world continues on 'fast track to climate disaster'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that time is running out for countries, corporations and others to adopt critical measures to reverse greenhouse gas emissions, but the crisis can be averted primarily by substituting renewable energy sou
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UN chief calls for probe in killing of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged on Sunday to conduct an independent probe of the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv.
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Ban on girls' education damaging entire Afghanistan, says UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 3 (ANI): Expressing concern at the Taliban's decision to ban girls' education in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that this is an unjustifiable violation of equal rights and it will damage the entire country.
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Iran FM says ball in US court as agreement close in Vienna talks
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian foreign minister said Sunday that the talks in Vienna on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal are close to an agreement, noting that Tehran has put forward its proposals and now the ball is in the US court.
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UN Under-Secretary-General to visit Moscow, Kyiv to discuss Ukraine situat
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New York [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will visit Moscow on April 3 and then will visit Kyiv to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine and a potential for a ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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