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COVID-19 vaccine must be considered public good with universal availabilit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 25 (ANI): The under-trial vaccine for coronavirus must be considered a global public good and made affordable with universal availability, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday (local time).
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UN warns COVID-19 could trigger worst downturn since Great Depression
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic could trigger the worst downturn in the global economy since the Great Depression, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday (local time).
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'WHO must be supported', says UN chief after Trump halts organisation's fu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) must be supported, hours after US President Donald Trump's announcement of halting his country's funding to the organisation.
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UN chief saddened by destruction due to Cyclone Harold in Pacific region
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) expressed sadness over the reports of loss of life and destruction brought by tropical Cyclone Harold in the Pacific region.
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Seven US Senators oppose position to China in UN Human Rights Council Cons
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 8 (ANI): Seven US Senators have written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opposing the appointment of Jiang Duan, Minister of Chinese Mission in Geneva to the UN Human Rights Council Consultative Group and said that China should not occupy the position of
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UN chief urges govts to protect women as response to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) urged governments across the world to protect women as part of the response to the lethal coronavirus outbreak.
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UN Security Council may meet soon to discuss COVID-19, says Secy Gen Anton
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): With the world under the grip of COVID-19, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres indicated that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) may meet soon to discuss the pandemic, which has infected more than 1.2 million worldwide and killed cl
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UN Chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for an immediate halt of fighting worldwide in order to focus together on combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasefire deal
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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UN asks all staff to telecommute until April 12 due to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [US], Mar 14 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has taken a decision to ask all staff working at the headquarters complex in New York to telecommute until April 12 to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Spirit of Mahatma Gandhi needed more than ever: UN Secy General on Delhi v
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): After violence raged parts Delhi and claimed the lives of 38 people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi is needed more than ever to restore communal harmony.
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UN calls for maximum restraint amid Delhi violence
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): After violence raged parts of North-East Delhi and claimed the lives of 28 people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for exercising maximum restraint in dealing with the situation.
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