Browsing Category
Antonio Guterres
South Asians ’15 times more likely die from climate change impact’: Antonio Guterres
United Nations : South Asia is the hotspot of the climate crisis with the people there most prone to die from its impact, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."South Asia is one of the world's global climate crisis hotspots in…
UN chief saddened by deadly gas explosion in South Africa
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by the death of dozens of civilians from a devastating gas tanker explosion in Boksburg, South Africa, his spokesman has said.
A total of 34 people, including 11…
UN chief welcomes cease-fire announcement in Colombia
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a six-month cease-fire between the Colombian government and five armed groups.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on New Year's Eve…
UN chief appoints new coordinator for Black Sea Grain Initiative
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti of Kuwait as the new UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Dashti succeeds Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan, who…
UN chief issues global alert on Int’l Day of Epidemic Preparedness
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a global "wake-up call" on the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, which is observed annually on December 27. "The world must come together. Covid-19 was a wake-up…
Not expecting immediate peace talks over Ukraine : Antonio Guterres
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he did not expect effective peace talks over the conflict in Ukraine "at the immediate future". "I am not optimistic about the possibility of effective peace talks at the…
Antonio Guterres urges Taliban to stop terror attacks against Pakistan
New York : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to prevent terror groups from attacking Pakistan or any other neighbouring country from Afghan territory, saying the world body was in discussions…
A ‘War of the Vermin’ at UN after ‘peace pact with nature’ in Montreal
United Nations : Minutes after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the biodiversity agreement reached in Montreal as the start of a "peace pact with nature", a cockroach showed up to test it.
In the 'War of the Vermin', it was…
Adding permanent members to Security Council ‘now seriously on the table’: Antonio…
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday sounded a note of optimism on stalled Security Council reforms, saying that adding permanent members is now being taken "seriously".
He noted that four of the five…
S. Jaishankar discusses India’s G20 leadership with Antonio Guterres
United Nations : External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres working together on G20, which is being led by India. Jaishankar tweeted after their meeting here on Wednesday that they…