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Mahatma pioneered non-violent movements that changed history: UN Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct 02 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 th birth anniversary and said that his vision continues to resonate across the world, including through the work of the UN.
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Saddened by floods in India, says UN Secretary-General
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his grief over the loss of life and displacement of people due to floods following intermittent rains in parts of India.
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UN Secy Gen. hails India's decision to ban single-use plastic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 25 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) appreciated the Government of India's decision to ban the usage of single-use plastic in the country, a move aimed at going beyond mere talks on climate change.
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'A step forward', says UN chief on Trump's impromptu appearance at climate
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 24 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said that US President Donald Trump's unexpected appearance at the Climate Action Summit is "a step forward".
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UN chief appoints Indian Army veteran Abhijit Guha as head of Hodeidah mis
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 13 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) appointed Lieutenant General (Retired) Abhijit Guha as the head of the UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen.
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India, Pak must resolve Kashmir issue through dialogue, says UN Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres remains very concerned about any potential escalation between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and appeals to both sides to deal with the issue through dialogue, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson of Guterres, on Wednes
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NSG membership crucial for growth of nuclear power: Modi tells UN secretar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 26 (ANI): India is moving towards clean energy including investment-intensive nuclear power for which membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is crucial to building investor confidence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told the UN Secretary-General Antonio
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Repealing Article 370 is India's internal matter, Modi tells UN Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their meeting on Sunday that repeal of Article 370 was India's internal matter and no step has been taken by New Delhi that in any manner threatens regional peace.
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UN chief condemns bomb attack on wedding ceremony in Kabul
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the "horrific" bomb attack that targeted a wedding procession in the Afghan capital on Saturday night (local time) and claimed lives of 63 people.
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Implementing death penalty in SL will protect future generations from drug
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 29 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena called United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday and said protecting the nation and its future generations from the prolific risk of drug trafficking is the reason why he decided to implement the death pena
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Cold War 'coffin' leaking radioactive waste in Pacific, UN expresses conce
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday confirmed that a massive concrete dome built during the Cold War era to contain waste from nuclear testing conducted by the US has degraded and began leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
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Climate change is running faster than we are says UN chief
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand] May 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while addressing the media on Sunday alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Auckland said that Climate change is worsening.
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