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More than 1 billion school children worldwide affected by COVID-19: UN Chi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the largest educational disruption in history that has affected more than 1 billion school students worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
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Pandemic response in SE Asia must address rising inequalities: UN Report
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Aug 1 (ANI): The United Nations has commended governments in southeast Asia for acting swiftly to stem the most serious health consequences of Covid-19 pandemic but highlighted the need to curb rising inequalities across the region.
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UN says following closely Armenia-Azerbaijan border tensions
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations is following closely the most recent border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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UN Secretary General praises India over work in field of renewable energy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 10 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has lauded India for its work in the field of renewable energy.
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COVID-19 caused unprecedented jobs crisis globally: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): Almost all of the world's workers, some 94 per cent, were living in countries with some type of workplace closure measures in place in May, according to the United Nations' policy brief 'The World of Work and COVID-19'.
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UN chief expresses concern over violent India-China border clashes, urges
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern on the reports of violent clashes between India and China on Line of Actual Control and urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint.
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Over 100 UN peacekeepers in Mali infected with coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], June 12 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 100 peacekeepers from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been infected with the novel coronavirus and two have died, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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UN chief saddened by losses caused by Cyclone Amphan in India, B'desh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of life and the destruction as a result of Cyclone Amphan in India and Bangladesh, his spokesman said Saturday.
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Religious leaders can play pivotal role to combat COVID-19 pandemic: UN ch
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], May 17 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the religious leaders around the world can play an important role to deliver solutions in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and help people recover from effects of the illness.
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UN chief says funding of WHO, humanitarians should not be cut amid COVID-1
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], May 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic requires an unprecedented global response, and reducing the funding of the World Health Organization (WHO), is untimely, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Russian news agency.
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COVID-19 vaccine must be considered public good with universal availabilit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], April 25 (ANI): The under-trial vaccine for coronavirus must be considered a global public good and made affordable with universal availability, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday (local time).
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UN warns COVID-19 could trigger worst downturn since Great Depression
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic could trigger the worst downturn in the global economy since the Great Depression, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday (local time).
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