UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended the telecommuting arrangements at the world body’s headquarters in New York until July 31 in view of the social distancing measures and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage point drop in the global GDP would mean hundreds of thousands of additional children will have stunted growth, UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, calling on countries to act immediately to ensure global food security.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for protection of people on the move in face of COVID-19.
US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said mankind is "so unprepared" for COVID-19, while pointing out that there is not enough humility, unity or solidarity in the world.
Carbon-intensive, polluting industries should not receive taxpayer bailouts in the COVID-19 recovery efforts that should instead tackle climate change and pollution, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
As the world is devastated due to the menace of coronavirus, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the global leaders that the under-trial vaccine for coronavirus must be made affordable with universal availability.
The statement came a day after Trump launched a scathing attack on the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying that the global health agency is "China-centric" and has been "wrong" on a lot of things about the virus.
The United Nations is very worried by the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Libya, a spokesman said. A possible outbreak could overwhelm the already-stretched humanitarian aid capacity, he said. The UN, supporting authorities in COVID-19 preparedness, is alarmed that hostilities have continued in and around Tripoli despite a recently announced humanitarian pause.
Reacting to UN chief Antonio Guterres's comments on Jammu and Kashmir, India on Sunday said the region is and will continue to be an integral part of the country and that the issue needed to be addressed is of vacation of territories "illegally and forcibly" occupied by Pakistan.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Sunday it was important for India and Pakistan to de-escalate "militarily and verbally" and exercise "maximum restraint" as he began his four-day visit to the country, amidst tense relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile attack on airbases which house US forces in Iraq, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he would continue his active engagement to de-escalate tensions and avert full-scale war, which the "world cannot afford."
The United Nations (UN) is running out of money for operations by the end of October said Secretary-General of the global body Antonio Guterres, adding it may run out of money by the end of October.
The United Nations (UN) is running out of money for operations by the end of October said Secretary-General of the global body Antonio Guterres, adding it may run out of money by the end of October.
In a statement that will be construed as a huge boost for the Narendra Modi government, United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday appealed both India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue via bilateral dialogue.
Modi met Guterres on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit being held in this in this picturesque southwestern seaside French town. The prime minister arrived in Biarritz from Manama, the capital of Bahrain after concluding the first-ever prime ministerial visit to the Gulf nation.
Pakistan termed the Indian action as "unilateral and illegal", and said it will take the matter to the UN Security Council. "The Secretary-General has been following the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with concern and makes an appeal for maximum restraint," Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of life, displacement of people and destruction of property due to the heavy monsoon rains in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar and said the world body stands by to provide support if required.
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.
Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, did not give further details about the conversation between Imran Khan and Mr Guterres.
Guterres expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and urged all parties to uphold their obligation to protect civilians, including minority communities.
Top News
Latest News
