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UN chief urges immediate end to Azeri-Armenian clashes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) said that he is concerned with the fresh "resumption of hostilities" between the two countries.
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Enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by govt agencies continue unabate
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Enforced disappearances of Sindhi people by Pakistan agencies continue unabated in the country and abduction is used as a tool to spread terror among the minority communities, said Secretary-General of World Sindhi Congress, Lakhu Luhana on Thursday
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UN Chief calls on World Bank, IMF to provide more support to states hit by
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday during a Security Council meeting that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should provide enhanced access to facilities and tools to countries impacted by the novel coronavi
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At least 14 people injured in Nicaragua capital after powerful Tornado
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Managua [Nicaragua], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 14 people sustained slight injuries as a result of a powerful tornado in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, Secretary-General of the city administration Fidel Moreno said.
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UN chief calls for more efforts to address global fragilities exposed by C
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for more efforts to address the global fragilities that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed.
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Iraqi Foreign Minister to meet with NATO chief on Wednesday
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet on Wednesday in Brussels, the military bloc said in a statement on Tuesday.
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UN Secy-General urges global community to assist WHO's fight against COVID
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 15 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the global community to support the UN system, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in particular, in its effort against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Establish global commission to stop sectarian violence against Shias in Pa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): The All India Shia Husaini Fund (AISHF) has written to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressing concerns over the rise in attacks against Shia Muslims and other minorities in Pakistan and demanded the formation of
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Erik Solheim inaugurates the 12th International Greenstorm Nature Photogra
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Kochi (Kerala) [India] September 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): "Contrary to popular notions, environmental protection and development can go hand in hand," said Erik Solheim, former Norwegian Environment Minister, former UNEP Executive Director and former UN Under-Secretary-General.
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UN Secretary-General expresses hope of visiting Hiroshima next year
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that he will be able to visit the city of Hiroshima in Japan next year, which was destroyed by US nuclear bombing 75 years ago.
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India mobilizes efforts to assemble two teams of medical specialists to be
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 4 (ANI): Responding to the request from the UN Secretary General, India has mobilized all efforts to assemble two teams of medical specialists to be deployed in the Hospitals at the UN Missions in DRCongo and South Sudan respectively, India's Permanent Mission at UN
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SC issues notice to its secretary-general on Indira Jaising's petition
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to its Secretary-General on a petition filed by senior lawyer Indira Jaising seeking appropriate directions with regard to the non-implementation of its earlier 2017 judgement on designating senior advocates.
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