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UN chief considering talks with India, Pakistan over Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations, Mar. 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is considering holding conversations with India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue to help with the peace process.
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UN chief calls for boost in preventive diplomacy to address conflicts in w
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], Feb. 19 (ANI): Highlighting the complex and interlinked challenges confronting the global community, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a boost in preventive diplomacy and mediation efforts, as well as for a strategy to address root causes of s
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Angela Merkel symbol of hospitality for those in need of protection: UN ch
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Munich [Germany], Feb. 18 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the important role Germany has played at a number of multilateral institutions including the European Union and the United Nations, saying that the country and Chancellor Angela Merkel had been a symbol
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UN chief Guterres rebukes Trump, says US refugee ban against principles
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London [U.K.], Feb. 1 (ANI): Reacting to US President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants to enter the country, newly appointed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the border policies based on religion, ethnicity or race were "against the fundament
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Kofi Annan visits Rohingya camp in B'desh
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 29 (ANI): A three-member team of the Rakhine Commission headed by former United Nation (UN) chief Kofi Annan on Sunday visited the Rohingya camp in Balukhali area of Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
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UN chief pledges commitment to achieving world free of nuclear weapons
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 25 (ANI): Asserting that disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to actively pursue the abolition of all weapons of mass destruc
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Sharif raises Kashmir issue, Indus Water Treaty dispute in meeting with UN
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has raised the issue of Kashmir with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying that the Kashmir issue is an international dispute, which remains on the agenda of the Security Council.
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UN chief calls businesses 'best allies' to curb climate change,
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan. 20 (ANI): Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a new generation of partnerships with the business community to limit the impact of climate change and to reduce poverty.
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Diversity 'is richness, not a threat': UN chief tells forum on c
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New York [United States], Jan. 18 (ANI): In a message to an event spotlighting the growing challenges of 'anti-Muslim' discrimination as well as hatred in various contexts, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for drawing strength from the principles of in
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UN chief Guterres makes case for new efforts to build and sustain peace
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New York [United States], Jan. 11 (ANI): Delivering his first formal briefing to the Security Council, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underlined the need for new, strengthened efforts to build and sustain peace ranging from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping
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UN chief praises Russia's role in assuring international peace and se
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Moscow [Russia], Dec. 28 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has thanked Russia for its assistance to the UN and praised Moscow's role in ensuring international peace and security.
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UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 24 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have "no legal validity," and co
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