Search For "un secretary"
Taliban's decision banning women from working with UN will threaten vulner
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Taliban to put Afghans first and reverse the decision.
Read More
UN Secretary General condemns ban on Afghan women working with UN in Afgha
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Antonio Guterres in a tweet said: "I strongly condemn the prohibition of our Afghan female colleagues from working in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province."
Read More
Nearly 70 countries still contaminated by mines, innocent people continue
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Marked annually on April 4, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, draws awareness to why landmines are one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war
Read More
UNSC to vote on resolution on Nord Stream sabotage investigation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The text of the draft proposes UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres establish an international independent commission to conduct a comprehensive, transparent, and impartial investigation of all aspects of the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, including id
Read More
North Korea criticizes UN, US for raising Pyongyang's human rights issue,
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Friday, the US co-hosted an informal meeting highlighting the human rights violations in North Korea at the UNSC.
Read More
Baloch Human Rights Council calls for UN intervention in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch Human Rights Council submitted two separate petitions addressed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calling for the UN's intervention for the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan.
Read More
UN Chief urges world to support Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Guterres while speaking at the UN Committee on the Status of Women, said that they have been "supporting schools wherever it is possible, schools with girls in the secondary level."
Read More
Civilian attacks 'must end immediately' in Ukraine, says UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
UN chief's Associate Spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told during Monday's regular briefing for correspondents in New York that Guterres had condemned Saturday evening's missile strike adding that it was "another example of a suspected violation of the laws of war."
Read More
Flood disaster relief efforts help cash-strapped Pakistan mobilise interna
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the Geo-politik, Pakistan, which has severely mismanaged its economy, has now used the pretext of flood devastation and consequent humanitarian crisis to get international assistance.
Read More
USD 8 billion pledged to help recover from flood damage, says Pak informat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan, co-hosted by the UN brought together Governments, leaders from the public and private sectors and civil society to secure international support for Pakistan after the devastating floods of 2022.
Read More
US President Biden, UN Chief Guterres condemn "assault" on Brazil's govt b
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Biden stressed that the democratic institutions of Brazil have the full support of the United States.
Read More
UN chief reiterates call for release of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San S
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the final verdicts and sentencing of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reiterating his calls for her immediate release.
Read More