- 04 May, 2024
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UN chief calls Russia’s decision violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity; UNSC holds emergency meeting
United Nations, Feb 22 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday voiced great concern over Russia's decision to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent , saying Moscow's decision…
U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people…
Germany’s Merkel turns down U.N. job offer
BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down the offer of a job at the United Nations, her office said on Wednesday, a month after she stepped…
U.N. chief appeals for release of money to save Afghan lives
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for a suspension of rules preventing the use of money in Afghanistan to save lives and…
U.N. chief urges action on ‘killer robots’ as Geneva talks open
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for new rules covering the use of autonomous weapons as a key meeting on the issue…
United Nations calls for immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to fighting in Ethiopia while in Colombia's capital Bogota on Wednesday, urging Ethiopian leaders to follow the…
The world needs truth, U.N. chief says at Cambridge
LONDON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received a degree from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday, warning that the world risked falling into a spiral of crises unless it…
‘An epidemic’ of coups, U.N. chief laments, urging Security Council to act
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres assailed what he called "an epidemic of coup d'états" on Tuesday and urged the Security Council to act to…
U.N. chief urges China, US to keep bilateral spats out of climate fight
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States and China on Friday to prevent any problems between the superpowers from harming cooperation to…
Afghan economic meltdown would be ‘gift for terrorists,’ says U.N. chief
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into Afghanistan to avoid an economic meltdown that would spark a…
U.N. to convene Afghanistan aid conference on Sept. 13
ZURICH (Reuters) - The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on Sept. 13 to help avert what U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a "looming humanitarian…
Guterres appointed UN Secretary-General for second term
New York [US], June 18 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was on Friday appointed for a second term to helm the 193-member world organization. "Antonio Guterres reappointed for second…
