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UN establishes 'independent' review group to review UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has established an "independent" Review Group to look into how UNRWA (UN Relief Workers Agency for the Palestinian areas) workers took part in the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7.
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UAE President receives phone call from UN Secretary-General Guterres
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Monday.
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Human rights group call on UN for protection of Baloch people's rights aga
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Baloch human rights organisations have written to the United Nations urging for the protection of Baloch people's rights against Pakistani occupation, military operations and enforced disappearances.
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UN Chief to meet with skeptical donors of embattled UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was set to meet on Tuesday with major donors to the embattled UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations' Palestinian-only refugee organisation.
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Baloch Human Rights Council highlights Pakistan's "inaction" against enfor
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received a written statement submitted by the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), highlighting the increasing cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan in recent years.
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Nine UNRWA staff members fired over allegations: UN chief
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Guterres underscored the accountability of any UN employee involved in acts of terror, including potential criminal prosecution.
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UN chief calls opposition to a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine "un
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
He asserted in a post on X, "The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and the denial of the right to statehood for the Palestinian people are unacceptable."
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UN Chief "deeply concerned" over Iran and Pakistan tensions, calls for res
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
He called on both nations to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action on climate c
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, Guterres sounded the alarm that 2023 was the hottest year on record, with droughts, storms, fires and floods wreaking havoc on countries and communities, and that the planet is heading for a scorching 3°C increase in
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UN Chief Guterres to organise second meeting of special envoys for Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Associate Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Stephanie Tremblay said that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has intended to organise the second meeting of the country's special envoys for Afghanistan at an appropriate time, as reported by TOLO News.
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UN says Afghan children vulnerable to grave violations
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UN Secretary-General's special representative on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan in a new report said that children in Afghanistan remain highly vulnerable to grave violations, TOLO News reported.
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At COP28, UN chief proposes deal on phasing out fossil fuels
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday proposed a deal at COP28 on phasing out fossil fuels, telling negotiators that "now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility," as UN climate talks in Dubai head into the home stretch, UN News reported.
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