'Never seen climate carnage on such scale': UN chief after visit to flood-hit Pakistan
"I have seen many humanitarian disasters in the world, but I have never seen climate carnage on the scale of the floods here in Pakistan," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Sep 11, 2022, 08:44 AM IST
Pakistan needs ‘massive financial support’ for rehabilitation and recovery from floods: UN General Secretary
The remarks of the UN Secretary-General came after he attended a briefing at the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Dawn reported.
Sep 10, 2022, 07:39 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Threat to global security today is 'higher' than during Cold War, warns UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that a small mistake or miscommunication between major powers could have catastrophic consequences.
Feb 19, 2022, 14:40 PM IST
Taliban Foreign Minister pledged to resolve issue of missing female activists in Afghanistan: United Nations
During a meeting with Deborah Lyons, the UN Secretary-General`s special envoy to Afghanistan, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi assured to resolve the issue of the missing female activists, it was announced.
Feb 11, 2022, 11:45 AM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for solidarity on International Day of Peace
"Our world faces a stark choice: peace or perpetual peril. My friends, we must choose peace. It`s the only option to repair our broken world," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Sep 18, 2021, 06:47 AM IST
India-UN Development Fund hailed as model South-South cooperation
India has committed $100 million over the next decade for the Fund and an additional $50 million during the next five years for Commonwealth countries, India`s Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin said.
Jun 09, 2018, 08:37 AM IST
UN chief vows to strengthen peacekeeping missions
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world body is working hard to make peacekeeping stronger, safer and more effective.
Jun 02, 2018, 09:26 AM IST
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on UN in recent history
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called the worst attack on the organisation in recent history.
Dec 09, 2017, 07:21 AM IST
UN chief condemns suicide bombing in Nigeria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a suicide bombing in Nigeria in which 50 people were killed.
Nov 22, 2017, 06:50 AM IST
Hopes fading in China for 118 still missing day after landslide
At risk from more landslides in the area, a massive rescue effort involving more than 3,000 rescue workers was underway, Xinhua reported.
Jun 25, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
United Nations chief condemns separate bomb attacks in Pakistan
Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured in the two separate attacks.
Jun 24, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
UN chief calls on world to back Paris climate deal
In his first major speech on climate action on Tuesday, Guterres promised that he will intensify high-level political engagement to "raise the bar" on climate action, Xinhua news agency reported.
May 31, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Malala Yousafzai receives highest UN honour to promote girls education
Men should not clip the "wings of women and let them fly", Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai said as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres designated her as the youngest-ever 'Messenger of Peace'.
Apr 11, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
US funding cut to UN Population Fund could be devastating: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the US funding cut for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) could have devastating effects on the health of vulnerable women and girls around the world.
Apr 05, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
Antonio Guterres sworn in as 9th UN Secretary General on Monday
Guterres, 67, was administered the Oath of Office by UN General Assembly president Peter Thomson at a special plenary of the General Assembly.
Dec 12, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon mourns death of Fidel Castro
Extending his deepest condolences to the Cuban people and to the family of Castro Ban vividly recall his meeting with the former president when he visited Cuba in January 2014.
Nov 27, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon becomes godparent to newborn giant tortoise!
The baby tortoise will stay in the breeding centre for the next five years and will then return to its home island of Santiago, the GNP said in a statement.
Oct 19, 2016, 22:14 PM IST
UNGA to appoint Antonio Guterres as new chief
The UN General Assembly will appoint Antonio Guterres as next Secretary-General on Thursday to replace the retiring Ban Ki-moon on January 1 next year.
Oct 12, 2016, 13:05 PM IST
UN chief deplores Kashmir deaths, offers to help in dialogue
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored the deaths in the current unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and also offered his good offices to facilitate dialogue between India and Pakistan to "achieve a negotiated settlement" on all outstanding issues, including Kashmir.
Aug 19, 2016, 19:07 PM IST
UN blacklists Saudi Arabia-led coalition over child deaths in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition is reportedly responsible for 60 percent of the total 785 children who were killed and 1,168 wounded last year in Yemen.
Jun 03, 2016, 06:45 AM IST
