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UN chief condemns bomb attack on wedding ceremony in Kabul
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the "horrific" bomb attack that targeted a wedding procession in the Afghan capital on Saturday night (local time) and claimed lives of 63 people.
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Implementing death penalty in SL will protect future generations from drug
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 29 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena called United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday and said protecting the nation and its future generations from the prolific risk of drug trafficking is the reason why he decided to implement the death pena
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North Korea sends letter to UN chief, criticising US' seizure of its carg
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea] May 18 (ANI): North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations Kim Song on Friday sent a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, criticising the US' recent seizure of its cargo ship as an "outrageous and unlawful" move, Pyongyang's state media said on Saturday.
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Climate change is running faster than we are says UN chief
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand] May 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while addressing the media on Sunday alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Auckland said that Climate change is worsening.
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UN chief appeals for resources for Cyclone Kenneth-hit areas
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed to the international community for further resources as Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in Mozambique and Comoros, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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On Women's Day, UN Chief urges women to participate in Afghan peace proces
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (ANI): United Nations on Friday urged women to participate “actively” in decision-making in Afghan peace talks, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
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UN chief urges India, Pakistan to ‘de-escalate tensions’
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 6 (ANI): With the tensions between India and Pakistan continuing to simmer, United Nations (UN) General Secretary Antonio Guterres on Tuesday again urged both sides to “de-escalate the tension.”
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UN chief lauds Pak PM for freeing IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lauded the decision of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to free Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, a move easing the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, on Friday.
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IAF strike 'tantamount to aggression against Pak': Qureshi to UN chief
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 27 (ANI): Pakistan has, after the Indian strike on a major Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, told the UN Secretary-General that the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike is equivalent to aggression against Pakistan.
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Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary: UN chief pays tribute at Raj Gha
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commemorated Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary by paying tribute to the Father of the Nation at Raj Ghat here on Tuesday.
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Impossible to build multipolar world without India: UN Chief
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonia Guterres on Monday said that it is impossible to build a multipolar world without a relevant contribution from India.
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Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies at 80
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], Aug 18 (ANI): Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday, his family and foundation confirmed.
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