Libya: UN chief urges all sides to restore calm in aftermath of deadly attack on southern airbase
May 21, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, May 21 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base in southern Libya and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm, the UN chief's spokesman said on Saturday.
UN chief 'outraged' by latest attacks in CAR, warns they could be war crimes
May 15, 2017, at 05:01 am
New York, May 14(Just Earth News): Strongly condemning the latest attacks against civilians and the United Nations in Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday urged authorities to investigate and bring those responsible to justice.
UN chief urges States to disclose information concerning death of Dag Hammarskjöld
May 03, 2017, at 04:25 pm
Washington, May 3 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Member States to disclose, declassify or allow access to information that they may have regarding the tragic 1961 plane crash that killed former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and the members of the party accompanying him, a UN spokesman said today.
In Jordan, UN chief calls for 'new Arab world,' united to tackle common challenges
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:45 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): Addressing the League of Arab States Summit in Jordan on Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the importance of unity among the countries in the region to confront the challenges it is facing.
UN chief confirms the remains found in DRC those of the two missing experts
Mar 30, 2017, at 04:07 am
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed the deaths of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo who had been missing since 12 March, and vowed that the Organization would do “everything possible†to ensure that justice is done.
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:52 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries that have influence over them to realize that the crisis is not only a tragedy for Syrian people but also a threat to regional stability and global security.
Mar 24, 2017, at 02:36 pm
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday stressed the need for the leadership of South Sudan to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities, restore the peace process and ensure unrestricted humanitarian access in order to pull the world’s youngest country back from the abyss, and back from a widening famine.
'Cyprus can be symbol of hope' the world badly needs, says UN chief Guterres as conference opens
Jan 13, 2017, at 04:31 am
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-supported conference on Cyprus opened in Geneva on Thursday, bringing together the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders in a dialogue chaired by Secretary-General António Guterres.