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MQM leader Altaf Hussain urges UN to take action against massacre of innoc
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 26 (ANI): Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has appealed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take strong action against the massacre of innocent Bengalis in Bangladesh (former East Pakistan) by Pakistan army on March 25, 1971,
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UN chief appoints French diplomat Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 18 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed French diplomat Jean Arnault as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues.
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Blinken, UN chief to stay in close touch on Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the situations in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Myanmar this week and agreed to remain in close contact on the issues, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price sa
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New climate pledges 'far short' of meeting Paris Agreement goals: UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): The planet is on "red alert" because governments are failing to meet their climate change goals, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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Positive step: UN Chief hopes India-Pak pact to provide opportunity for fu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by India and Pakistan's decision to strictly observe all agreements on a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and hopes that the "positive step" would "provide an opportunity for further di
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Myanmar coup: UN chief condemns use of deadly violence in Mandalay
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) condemned the use of "deadly violence" in Myanmar, which left two people dead and several injured.
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UN chief Guterres calls for fair distribution of vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has criticised what he calls the "wildly uneven and unfair" global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines amid the pandemic.
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UN chief condemns attack on school, abduction of students in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria, in which one student was killed and 27 others were abduced along with school staff and relatives, said his spokesman.
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UN chief condemns attack against peacekeeping mission in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an attack against the peacekeeping mission in Mali, the MINUSMA.
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In introductory call to UN chief, Blinken discusses multiple issues includ
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Thursday (local time) made an introductory call to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and discussed multiple issues, including COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, the Syrian crisis, and Tigray tragedy in Ethiopia
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UN chief expresses grief over loss of life following glacier burst, floods
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 8 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed grief over the loss of life in India's Uttarakhand due to the glacier burst and the subsequent flooding.
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Guterres to donate USD 500,000 prize from Human Fraternity Award to UN Ref
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he will donate the prize of USD 500,000 he received upon acceptance of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
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