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UN chief says 11 years of 'brutal fighting' in Syria must end
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New York [US], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the conflict-torn nation.
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UN chief calls for international cooperation, solidarity to support everyo
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New York [US], March 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the war in Ukraine calls for international cooperation and solidarity to support everyone affected, and to overcome the clear violation of international law.
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Stoltenberg to meet with Erdogan, Cavusoglu on Friday in Antalya
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Brussels [Belgium], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavosoglu on March 11, the alliance said on Thursday.
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UN chief denounces 'scandalously unequal' vaccine distribution
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New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said in his statement on two years of COVID-19 that the vaccine distribution is "scandalously unequal" because rich-country health is prioritized over the poor.
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UN undersecretary general calls on Russia, Ukraine to allow safe passage o
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New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Martin Griffiths, the Undersecretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs on Monday called on both parties of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas with active hostilities.
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At UNSC, India says humanitarian action should not be politicised amid Ukr
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New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Raising concern about the worsening situation in Ukraine, India on Monday stated that humanitarian action should not be politicised amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict which has led to a pressing humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed expeditiously.
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UN chief calls for pausing fight in Ukraine for safe passage of civilians
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New York [US], March 7 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) called for pausing fighting in Ukraine to allow the safe passage of civilians from Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy.
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UN chief voices concern over political polarization in Libya
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New York [US], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a telephone call on Friday with Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya to discuss the latest developments in the country, Guterres' press office said on Saturday.
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Nuclear facilities should never be targeted in military ops: UN chief on Z
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New York [US], March 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over reports of heavy fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine.
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Anti-Shia policies have led to slow genocide: Pak journalist on Peshawar m
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui on Friday condemned the Peshawar suicide blast, saying that the local media is silent on the religious identity of the explosion that claimed the lives of more than 50 people.
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UN chief condemns 'horrific attack' on Peshawar mosque
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New York [US], March 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the suicide blast in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed over 50 people.
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UN welcomes Russia-Ukraine talks, hopes agreements to be implemented witho
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New York [US], March 5 (ANI): The United Nations has welcomed Russia-Ukraine talks and expressed the hope that all agreements will be implemented without delay.
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