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Mar
Mar
Israeli air and artillery strikes pounded targets in Gaza as UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a surge of aid into the besieged territory he said was stalked by “horror and starvation”.
Tag Archives: UN chief
31
Jan
Jan
Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm as donors cut vital funds to the UN Palestinian Refugee agency in Gaza following Israel’s accusation of involvement in the October 7 attacks.
crime, news-header, war
UN Chief: Israel’s “Unprecedented Escalation” in Gaza Impairing Humanitarian Aid
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Oct
Oct
“I was encouraged in the last days by what seemed to be a growing consensus in the international community, including the countries supporting Israel, for the need of at least a humanitarian pause in the fighting to facilitate the release of hostages in Gaza, the evacuation of third-country nationals and the necessary massive scale-up of the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza,” Guterres said in a statement, CNN reported.
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Nov
Nov
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had been due to expire on Saturday.
environment, news-header, world
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
04
Oct
Oct
As government representatives begin to finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, the UN chief told journalists in New York that the work ahead is “as immense as the climate impacts we are seeing around the world”.
news-header, political, war, world
UN chief calls for an end to ‘nuclear blackmail’ and risk of ‘humanitarian Armageddon’
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Sep
Sep
In an era of “nuclear blackmail”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe and recommit to peace.
economic, food crisis, news-header, world
UN chief to rich nations: ‘Open wallets’ and ‘hearts’ for developing countries to purchase Ukrainian grain
20
Aug
Aug
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for wealthier countries to help developing nations purchase Ukrainian grain as supplies begin returning to global markets, in an appeal from the Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, World Humanitarian Day.
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Aug
Aug
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday and expressed support for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea, officials said.
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Aug
Aug
Secretary-General António Guterres is “following with concern” ongoing protests in Iraq that have injured many people, according to his deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq.
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May
May
Three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions. On the International Day for Biological Diversity, the UN Secretary-General urged to end the ‘senseless and destructive war against nature’.