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UN chief receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in New York
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in New York on Thursday.
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UN Chief says 2021 must be year to put world back 'on track'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that 2021 must be a year of changes that will return the world on the right path.
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UN chief condemns suicide bombings in Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Thursday's deadly twin suicide bombings targeting civilians at a market in Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, said his spokesman.
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Iran, six other nations lose right to vote in UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 19 (ANI): Iran and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because they have not paid their dues, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, reported Jerusalem Post.
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UN chief appoints Perthes of Germany as top envoy for Sudan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed Volker Perthes of Germany as his new special representative for Sudan and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the North African country.
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UN officials condemn killing of Hazaras in Pakistan's Mach coalfield
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir on Tuesday criticised Pakistan for the killing of 11 Hazaras in Mach coalfield, reported Dawn.
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UN Chief condemns 'deplorable' attack on airport in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the deadly attack on Aden airport in Yemen, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement on Wednesday.
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3 UN peacekeepers killed, 2 injured in attack in Central African Republic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 26 (ANI): Unidentified gunmen attacked United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Thursday, killing 3 officials and injuring two, UN Secretary spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement.
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UN Chief appalled by record number of jailed journalists in 2020
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by the findings of a new report by an international watchdog that the number of imprisoned journalists hit a new high this year, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing
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UN Secretary General urges leaders to declare 'state of climate emergency'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday addressed the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit, calling on leaders to declare "a State of Climate Emergency" until they achieve carbon neutrality necessary to save the Earth for future generations.
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UN chief lauds Kuwait's efforts to defuse tension in Gulf region
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday lauded Kuwait's mediation efforts to defuse tension between Qatar and several other countries in the Gulf region.
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Nearly 2,425 troops killed in Karabakh conflict, says Armenia health minis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 2,425 Armenian servicemen have been killed since the long-simmering dispute in the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh was reignited in late September, the Armenian Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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