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Goodwill Ambassadors retain right to speak in personal capacity: UN on Pri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [UAE], Aug 24 (ANI): Days after a Pakistan minister called for the removal of Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Peace, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, has said that a Goodwill Ambassador retains the right to s
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Cold War 'coffin' leaking radioactive waste in Pacific, UN expresses conce
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday confirmed that a massive concrete dome built during the Cold War era to contain waste from nuclear testing conducted by the US has degraded and began leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
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Climate change is running faster than we are says UN chief
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand] May 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while addressing the media on Sunday alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Auckland said that Climate change is worsening.
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UN chief appeals for resources for Cyclone Kenneth-hit areas
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed to the international community for further resources as Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in Mozambique and Comoros, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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Congo: Over 600 dead in Ebola outbreak, second deadliest since 2014
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Apr 6 (ANI): In the second deadliest Ebola outbreak since 2014, that killed 11,000 in West Africa, 629 people have lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to UN Secretary General spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, about 1,041 new cases of Ebola have
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Clashes break out in Tripoli, UN Secretary-General leaves Libya with 'heav
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Apr 6 (ANI): Clashes broke out here on Friday between forces aligned to Eastern Libyan army commander Khalifa Hafter and the UN-backed pro-government soldiers.
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India launches private sector alliance to reduce disaster losses and risks
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Mami Mizutori has highlighted the importance of private sector in preventing and reducing the existing disaster related risks.
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IAF strike 'tantamount to aggression against Pak': Qureshi to UN chief
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 27 (ANI): Pakistan has, after the Indian strike on a major Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, told the UN Secretary-General that the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike is equivalent to aggression against Pakistan.
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UN Secretary-General offers to broker peace between India and Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA] Feb 20 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered to broker peace between India and Pakistan that have been in a diplomatic clash following the suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on February 14.
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General Elections: UN is closely monitoring situation in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka (Bangladesh) Dec 21 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh where the general parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on December 30, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday.
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Operating guidelines for Paris Agreement adopted at COP24
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 16 (ANI): All governments adopted the Paris Agreement Work Programme, or the operating guidelines for the Paris Agreement, at the COP24 here on Saturday (local time).
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UN Secretary-General lauds PM Modi for his commitment on climate change
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonia Guterres thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his commitment to tackling climate change.
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