Tag: Antonio Guterres
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Venezuela Prez Nicolas Maduro invites UN, EU for conciliation talks with oppn
Maduro suggested that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres name a "commission" of electoral observers, "so they can be witnesses on the day the Venezuelan people recover their National Assembly".
January 24, 2020 -
War against Nature~I
Humanity is running out of time. It will be a race against time if concrete action is not taken sooner rather than later. Before the Madrid conference, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, observed that the world's efforts to stop climate change have been utterly inadequate with global warming reaching a point of no return.
January 8, 2020 -
UN chief concerned over violence, ‘use of excessive force’ during CAA protests
The UN Secretary-General's concern comes amid alleged atrocities of police against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University.
December 18, 2019 -
UN chief appoints new commander of UN mission in DRC
Costa Neves has had a distinguished military career with the Brazilian Armed Forces spanning more than 30 years.
December 4, 2019 -
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for end to violence against women
Gender inequalities that fuel rape culture are essentially a question of power imbalances. Stigma, misconceptions, underreporting and poor enforcement of the laws only perpetuate impunity. And rape is still being used as a horrendous weapon of war, he noted.
November 26, 2019 -
Asean and Rohingyas
Leaders of the Association of South-east Asian Nations meet annually to work out common positions on pressing issues, but also maintain a policy of non-interference in each other’s affairs.
November 5, 2019 -
Very important to pressure governments to accept carbon neutrality objective: UN Secretary General
Guterres was speaking at C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen where Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also invited. Kejriwal couldn't make it to the summit since he was denied permission by External Affairs ministry.
October 13, 2019 -
UN may ‘run out of money by Oct end’, says Antonio Guterres in letter to 37,000 employees
Member States have paid only 70 per cent of the total amount needed for the regular budget operations in 2019, Guterres stated in the letter.
October 8, 2019 -
14,000 grave violations against Afghan kids since 2015
According to the report, child casualties from aerial attacks have increased every year since 2015, reversing a downward trend.
October 5, 2019 -
PM Modi among first set of speakers at UN climate summit
India's important role and contribution to global climate action efforts have been underlined by the fact that PM Modi is the fourth speaker at the Summit.
September 23, 2019 -
Bahamas brace for another storm just weeks after Hurricane Dorian
About 1,300 people are missing in the Bahamas following the hurricane, while at least 15,000 are in need of shelter, food and medical care.
September 14, 2019 -
Boost to Modi govt; UN chief calls for India-Pak bilateral talks to resolve Kashmir issue
The UN chief's comments come at a time when Pakistan has been making efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue - first at the UNSC last month and then again at the UNHRC on Tuesday.
September 11, 2019 -
UN chief appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia as coordinator for multilingualism
As the new coordinator for multilingualism, Abelian is responsible for coordinating the overall implementation of multilingualism secretariat-wide.
September 4, 2019 -
Deeply concerned by fires, Amazon must be protected: UN Chief
France's President Emmanuel Macron said the wildfires were "an international crisis" and called on the globe's most industrialized nations to address it at their summit this weekend.
August 23, 2019 -
UN chief asks India, Pak to not change Kashmir status, recalls 1972 Simla Agreement
The United Nations Charter says that the UN cannot 'intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state'.
August 9, 2019 -
North Korean prisoners killed for escape attempts: UN report
The secretary-general said the U.N. human rights office received and analyzed accounts of North Koreans who had experienced detention, the vast majority of them women who escaped initially to China
August 3, 2019 -
US set to pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia, raises concerns of new arms race
The treaty was signed by former US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. It banned missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 km.
August 2, 2019