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'Never seen climate carnage on such scale', says UN chief after visit to f
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): After accessing the situation of flood-hit Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said that he has "never seen climate carnage" on such a scale, blaming wealthier countries for the devastation.
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UN General Secretary says Pakistan needs massive financial support for reh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that Pakistan needed "massive" financial support for relief, recovery and rehabilitation in the wake of the catastrophic floods that displaced more than 33 million people and are est
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UN chief lands in Pakistan to take stock of the floods situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday landed in Pakistan on a two-day visit to take stock of the floods related situation and express solidarity with the country's people hit by extreme monsoon rain.
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Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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Tajikistan's leader says UN humanitarian aid to Afghan residents should co
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed in a phone conversation on Saturday the situation in Afghanistan, in which the Tajik leader noted the need to continue humanitarian assistance to the Afgh
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UN chief 'aware' of terrorism charges against Imran Khan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 23 (ANI): The United Nations chief has said he is "aware" of the recent terrorism charges against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and has called for an "impartial legal process".
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UN chief condemns terrorist attack on Somalia's Hayat hotel
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New York [US], August 21 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the terrorist attack on the Hayat Hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
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UN chief warns Russia against cutting nuclear plant from Ukraine grid
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Odesa [Ukraine], August 19 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that the electricity generated at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant belongs to Ukraine, after the reports emerged that Kremlin could divert the electricity to Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine.
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UN Chief Guterres calls to demilitarise Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear pla
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Lviv [Ukraine], August 19 (ANI): After holding trilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine's Lviv, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a demilitarization of the area around the Zaporizhzh
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UN chief extends support to Sri Lanka amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended support to the Sri Lankan government and the people to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
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77th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing: UN Chief to attend ceremony
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): On the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing by the United States, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will become the first UN chief to attend the annual ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park on Saturday after his predecessor Ban Ki Moon's visit in
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