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Jaishankar meets UN Chief, discusses global challenges
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (local time) met UN Security Council Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the margins of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed global challenges including Ukraine conflict.
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UNGA 2022: Biden, Liz Truss commit to continue coordination on global chal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday met with the newly elected UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly and committed to continue close coordination between both the countries on global challenges, including s
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"Your voices matter, You are not alone": UN chief to survivors of 9/11 att
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday remembered the victims of the 9/11 attacks and said that the survivors of such terror acts can bring unique knowledge and new approaches to inform counter-terrorism policies on the ground and their voice matte
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'Never seen climate carnage on such scale', says UN chief after visit to f
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): After accessing the situation of flood-hit Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said that he has "never seen climate carnage" on such a scale, blaming wealthier countries for the devastation.
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UN chief lands in Pakistan to take stock of the floods situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday landed in Pakistan on a two-day visit to take stock of the floods related situation and express solidarity with the country's people hit by extreme monsoon rain.
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Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
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UN chief to pay two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on September 9-10 to express solidarity with the country's people drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country's worst flooding in a decade.
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UN to pay tribute to victims of terrorism including those killed in Mumbai
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 7 (ANI): The first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism will be held from Sept 8-9 to pay tribute to victims of terrorism around the world, including the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
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UN chief raises concern over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): Calling the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan "unjustifiable", the UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has raised his concern and said that there is a violation of women's rights.
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UN chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan President as new Afghan envoy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 3 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva as his new envoy to Afghanistan.
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UN chief urges China to follow Xinjiang report recommendations
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 2 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres urged China to follow the recommendations of a UN report that found credible allegations of torture and forced labour in Xinjiang province.
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UN Chief Guterres to visit Pakistan amid devastating flood situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan to take stock of the catastrophic flood situation, the one described by country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as "the worst in history."
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