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  UN chief Antonio Guterres urges G20 to make equitable financial reforms

  Business | June 28, 2019 7:01 IST

  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to leaders gathered in Osaka, Japan, for the two-day summit beginning Friday that while the world has made progress fixing some big problems it's not happening fast enough or shared by all countries.

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  UN's financial crisis real, we need a solution that works: India

  Business | June 07, 2019 11:28 IST

  In a sign of how dire the financial situation of the UN is, Guterres said this week he had contemplated selling his official four-story residence in New York when he took charge as the world organisation's head to help resolve the deteriorating financial crisis facing the United Nations.

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  Amid financial crisis at UN, SG Guterres had considered selling posh New York official residence

  World | June 05, 2019 11:32 IST

  The Secretary General’s official residence is in Sutton Place, an exclusive Manhattan enclave off the East River. 

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  India, Pakistan should engage in 'meaningful dialogue' to resolve their issues: UN chief Antonio Guterres

  World | January 19, 2019 10:44 IST

  The UN chief also said he has been offering his "good offices in relation to the dialogue between the two countries that, until now, had no conditions of success."

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  'Terror groups continue to twist religion to serve their ends': UN launches new framework to fight terrorism

  World | December 07, 2018 10:52 IST

  The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Task Force will replace the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, which was established in 2005 to strengthen UN system-wide coordination and coherence of counter-terrorism efforts.   

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  'My strong commitment to climate change rooted in Vedas': Modi tells UN chief

  India | December 04, 2018 12:39 IST

  Modi, a strong advocate of climate change had met Guterres last week on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina where both the leaders held discussions about climate change and India’s support for the Paris Climate Agreement.

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  India to play responsible role at climate negotiations in Poland: PM Modi to UN chief

  World | November 30, 2018 21:04 IST

  Modi tweeted that he had an excellent meeting with the Secretary General and that there were wide-ranging deliberations on various global issues. 

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  Climate, calamity linked to culture: PM Narendra Modi

  India | October 03, 2018 15:01 IST

  PM Modi and French President Macron were jointly awarded the UN's highest environmental honour for their pioneering work.

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  There must be accountability for gross violations, abuses committed in Rakhine State : UN Chief

  World | October 01, 2018 12:13 IST

  According to the UN estimates, nearly 700,000 minority Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25 last year when the army launched a military crackdown.

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  I remain concerned by situation in Jammu and Kashmir, says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

  World | September 30, 2018 14:49 IST

  The UN chief will be on a visit to India from October 1 to 3 and is scheduled to meet President Kovind, PM Narendra Modi and EAM Sushma Swaraj.

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  UN, India to step up cooperation in counter-terrorism, terror financing

  World | September 30, 2018 14:26 IST

  Guterres, who will begin a three-day visit to India on Monday, said the planning and implementation of acts of terrorism transcend borders and it is the responsibility of all the States to take action to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism.

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  PM Modi to endrose UN Chief's campaign to combat sexual abuse

  India | September 28, 2018 12:14 IST

  UN peacekeeping missions are facing allegations of sexual abuse in African countries. In 2017, Guterres had launched a campaign to prevent and end sexual exploitation by UN personnel. 

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  UN Chief Antonio Guterres to visit India next month, likely to hold talks with President Kovind, PM Modi

  World | September 22, 2018 9:34 IST

  The Secretary-General will arrive in New Delhi on October 1.

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  UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for fresh commitment to rules-based global order ahead of General Assembly Session

  World | September 21, 2018 9:32 IST

  The world body's annual high-level segment – formally known as the 'General Debate' – begins on September 25, where every country's leader gets to address the world.  

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  UN chief expresses full support for US-Japan dialogue with North Korea

  World | August 09, 2018 14:02 IST

  The UN extended its full support for the Japanese initiative of dialogue with North Korea. In June, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit in Singapore, signing a joint statement which included a pledge to end Democratic People Republic Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

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  UN chief rules out mediation on Kashmir; asks India, Pak to resolve issues through talks

  World | January 23, 2018 15:51 IST

  The UN Secretary-General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that in principle good offices of the UN chief are always available for mediation, but everyone needs to agree on involving the world body.

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  Iran may be defying UN on missiles, OK on nukes: UN chief tells Security Council

  World | December 14, 2017 14:08 IST

  The U.N. chief says that the United Nations is investigating Iran's possible transfer of ballistic missiles to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen that may have been used in launches aimed at Saudi Arabia.

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  Naxalites using children to fight in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand: UN

  World | October 07, 2017 11:14 IST

  "The United Nations continued to receive reports of the recruitment and use of children by armed groups, including the Naxalites, in particular in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand," Antonio Guterres said.

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  India third among countries that faced most natural disasters: UN Chief Guterres

  World | September 19, 2017 20:51 IST

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that India ranked third among the countries that have faced the most natural disasters in the last half century.

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  India, Pakistan should resolve Kashmir issue through talks: UN chief Antonio Guterres

  World | July 14, 2017 14:25 IST

  Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric's remarks came when he was asked if the Secretary-General is paying attention to the situation in the region