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UN chief underlines cities' role in sustainable development
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a video message on Monday said that cities are central to virtually every challenge we face -- and essential to building a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future.
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UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday launched an action agenda to galvanize efforts to help internally displaced persons.
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UN chief saddened by loss of life in Afghanistan earthquake
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed grief over the tragic loss of life in the earthquake that hit Afghanistan earlier in the day.
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UN chief expresses concern about Lithuania-Russia tension over Kaliningrad
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the current tension between Lithuania and Russia over Kaliningrad.
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Terrifying lessons of Hiroshima, Nagasaki are fading from memory: UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to abandon nuclear weapons, stating that they are "a deadly reminder of countries' inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration".
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UN chief warns against stigma, discrimination fueled by internet, social m
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday warned against the stigma and discrimination fanned by the Internet and social media.
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UN chief warns of 'global mental health crisis'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against a "global mental health crisis," while launching a report on mental health.
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UN chief condemns latest attack in Burkina Faso
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned a recent attack in Burkina Faso which resulted in scores of civilian casualties, his spokesman said.
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UN rights chief not to seek second term after criticism over China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has decided not to seek another term after the present term was marred by criticism of her response to Beijing's alleged rights vi
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Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN chief's Envoy on Techn
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI): Amandeep Singh Gill of India has been appointed as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Envoy on Technology.
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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'Time is short' to prevent global food crisis, says UN on ripple effects o
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): War in Ukraine has left an estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries exposed to at least one dimension of finance, food, or energy crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in "perfect-storm" countries severely vulnerable to all three areas, the policy brief by t
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