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UN envoy seeks thorough probe into rising terror strikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Alarmed by continued terror attacks in Afghanistan, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has called for a thorough and independent investigation of these attacks that have resulted in the killing of dozens of people.
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UN chief condemns recent terror attacks in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 27 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of numerous civilians, among them members of the Hazara Shia community and several children.
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Texas school shooting: Death toll rises to 21, UN Secretary-General extend
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 25 (ANI): The death toll in the mass shooting incident at a school in Texas rose to 21 including 19 children and two adults.
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UN chief calls for 'a shared future for all life'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on the international community to "build a shared future for all life."
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NATO chief vows to settle Turkey's concerns over expansion
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on Thursday pledged to address Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the military alliance.
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UN chief urges nations to 'act urgently' to end global food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday underlined that hunger levels around the world are at "a new high" and made a call for action to fight the current surge in global food insecurity.
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Finland and Sweden submit applications to join NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 18 (ANI): Finland and Sweden on Wednesday submitted letters formally expressing interest in joining NATO, a significant moment for two European countries that held the position of military non-alignment until Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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UN chief appalled by racist shooting in Buffalo, New York
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 16 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by Saturday's killing of 10 people in a vile act of racist violent extremism in Buffalo, New York, his deputy spokesman said Sunday.
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Blinken, Stoltenberg discuss new NATO Strategic Concept to guide alliance'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday discussed a new NATO Strategic Concept document in a telephone conversation to guide the alliance's work over the next decade, the US State Department said.
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US, ASEAN supporting UN Secretary-General's peace-seeking efforts on Ukrai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the ASEAN nations have voiced support for the efforts of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres aimed at looking for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, the joint statement of the US-ASEAN Summit said.
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UN not part of mediation in Moldova, but always available: Guterres
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations supports the territorial integrity of Moldova, and though it is not part of mediation there, it is always ready to offer its good offices, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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Time for Sweden, Finland to join NATO now: Former NATO Secretary-General
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that the time for Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance is now, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is "preoccupied" with Ukraine.
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