Tag: António Guterres
UN chief urges leaders to step up desertification convention implementation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to world leaders to step up the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to...
UN chief condemns killing of UN security staff in Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of a staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS).
The staff died and...
UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous
Guterres said...
UN chief advocates ‘global push’ for Sudan ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for peace to end a year of brutal...
UN appoints Mohammed Fall Resident Coordinator in Nigeria
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Mr Mohamed Fall of Senegal as the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria.
A statement on the organization’s...
UN chief condemns attack on Abu Dhabi int’l airport
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian...
UN chief calls for end to conflict in Ethiopia after deadly...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that he was deeply saddened by reports that more than 50 civilians were killed and injured in an...
Make recovery your resolution in 2022, UN Chief urges countries
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to make recovery for people, planet and prosperity their resolution for 2022.
Guterres, in his New Year message,...
UN chief lays wreath at Beirut port, pushes for blast accountability
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said Lebanon needed proper accountability for the August 2020 Beirut port explosion, and that elections due to be...
UN chief urges countries to meet year-end 40 % vaccine goal
UN Secretary General António Guterres has urged countries to take concrete action in the coming days to vaccinate 40 per cent of the world’s...
COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1bn people with disabilities –...
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Friday said COVID-19 had laid bare the persistent barriers and inequalities faced by the world’s one billion persons with...
Omicron: Travel ban on Southern African countries, form of stigmatisation –...
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, says the travel ban on southern African countries, due to COVID-19 Omicron variant, it a...
Libya elections ‘essential next step’ towards peace, stability – UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has urged Libyans to forge a spirit of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and...
UN chief calls for raising awareness about tsunami threat
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday, called on the international community to raise awareness about tsunami threats and share innovative approaches to decreasing...
Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable...
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged developed countries to deliver on a pledge of supplying 100 billion dollars annually in climate finance support...
UN chief extremely concerned by escalation of violence in Ethiopia
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency.
Guterres,...
