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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasefire deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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UN asks all staff to telecommute until April 12 due to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [US], Mar 14 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has taken a decision to ask all staff working at the headquarters complex in New York to telecommute until April 12 to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Spirit of Mahatma Gandhi needed more than ever: UN Secy General on Delhi v
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): After violence raged parts Delhi and claimed the lives of 38 people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi is needed more than ever to restore communal harmony.
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UN calls for maximum restraint amid Delhi violence
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): After violence raged parts of North-East Delhi and claimed the lives of 28 people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for exercising maximum restraint in dealing with the situation.
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US designates Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq as global terrorist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has designated Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Ahmad Al-Hamidawi as a global terrorist, US Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales told reporters on Wednesday.
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We are seeing pushback against women's rights, says UN Secretary-General
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday pinpointed the "alarming levels of femicide" while issuing a "Call to action for human rights" at the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Union Minister Javadekar meets Secretary-General of Ramsar Convention on W
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday held a meeting with Secretary-General of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Martha Rojas Urrego on the sidelines of Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Anima
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Sindhi leader ask Turkish President, UN chief to condemn Pak for violating
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], Feb 17 (ANI): A Sindhi leader living in exile in Germany has urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn Pakistan for its violation of human rights in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Balochistan, and Sindh.
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Baloch activist urges UN Secy-Gen to take notice of humanitarian crisis in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], Feb 16 (ANI): Khalil Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Sunday urged the visiting United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take immediate notice of the humanitarian crisis in Balochistan.
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India rejects mediation offer by UN Secretary-General on Kashmir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday rejected an offer of mediation proposed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Kashmir, saying the focus instead should be on getting vacated the territories that are "illegally and forcibly occupied by Pa
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UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Pakistan for four-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 16: Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a four-day visit to the nation.
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Activist urges UN Secy Gen to pay urgent attention to state-sponsored terr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has written to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to pay urgent attention to state-sponsored terrorism in Balochistan during his upcoming tour to Pakistan.
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