Moving forward requires confronting slavery’s ‘racist legacy’: UN chief
Mar 26, 2020, at 01:26 pm
New York/IBNS: In his message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General called for the dismantling of racist structures and institutions so that the world can move forward.
'Solidarity, hope' and coordinated global response needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, says UN chief
Mar 20, 2020, at 07:06 am
New York/IBNS: As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than ever before, we need solidarity, hope and the political will to see this crisis through together,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday in his first virtual press conference.
United States-Taliban deal: UN welcomes efforts to reach political settlement in Afghanistan
Mar 01, 2020, at 07:16 pm
New York/IBNS: On Saturday the United Nations called for further reductions in violence in Afghanistan, and for the conditions for intra-Afghan peace talks to be met, following the announcement of an agreement between the United States and the Taliban.
With human rights under attack, UN chief unveils blueprint for positive change
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:12 am
New York/IBNS: People’s basic human rights – their birth-right – are “under assault”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he launched a Call to Action aimed at boosting equality and reducing suffering everywhere.
World must ‘step up’, match Pakistan’s compassion for refugees, says UN chief
Feb 18, 2020, at 10:17 am
New York/IBNS: Pakistan’s solidarity and compassion for hosting Afghan refugees is a remarkable blueprint that the rest of the world should follow.
Feb 10, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York/IBNS: The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and coordinated” response by the global community will build on the momentum that already exists to help the continent thrive, the UN chief told the African Union Summit on Sunday.
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognize the need for African counter-terrorism operations, backed by the UN Security Council, to tackle the growing threat of extremist violence across the continent, and “predictable funding, guaranteed by compulsory contributions”.
Resolving Israel-Palestinian conflict, ‘key to sustainable peace’ in the Middle East: Guterres
Feb 05, 2020, at 10:07 am
New York/IBNS: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “key to sustainable peace in the Middle East”, the UN chief said on Tuesday, maintaining that the lack of any progress only “furthers radicalization across the region”.
UN chief underscores value of cooperation with Southeast Asian countries
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:01 am
New York/IBNS: In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, Secretary-General António Guterres underlined the value of cooperation between the UN and the 10-member regional bloc, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
At Davos, UN chief urges ‘big emitters’ to take climate action
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:23 am
New York/IBNS: The world is “doomed” in the face of climate change unless major industrial nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:32 pm
New York/IBNS: On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude quake struck the Haiti, devastating its capital, Port-au-Prince. About 220,00 people were reportedly killed, among them, 102 UN staff who lost their lives when the stabilization mission there, known as MINUSTAH, collapsed. Some 300,000 people were injured and 1.5 million become homeless during the 35-second-long tremor.
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:23 pm
New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his profound condolences to the Royal family, the Government and people of Oman on the passing of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who passed away late Friday at the age of 79.
UN chief condoles Oman Sultan's death
Jan 12, 2020, at 09:58 am
United Nations/UNI: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended his condolences to Oman over the death of the Gulf country's sultan, UN spokesman said on Sunday.
Iran-US attack in Iraq: Guterres pledges ‘active engagement’ in further de-escalation efforts
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:42 pm
New York/IBNS: In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile attack on air bases which house US forces in Iraq, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he would “continue his active engagement” to de-escalate tensions and avert full-scale war.
Stop escalation, urges UN chief, as geopolitical tensions reach ‘highest level this century’
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:56 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to de-escalate geopolitical tensions on Monday, which he described as being “at their highest level this century” as the new decade dawns.
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:31 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the latest escalation in tension across the Gulf region, following the killing of a top Iranian General in Iraq, in an airstrike carried out by the United States.
Secretary-General calls for global participation in UN75 dialogues for better future for all
Jan 03, 2020, at 09:40 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations on Wednesday launched the biggest global conversation on the world's future: the UN75 dialogues. Views and ideas gathered throughout the year will be shared at a high-level event in September to mark the Organization's 75th anniversary.
Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: As the world enters 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity all around”, the United Nations chief maintained that the world’s young people are its "greatest source” of hope.
UN Secretary-General condemns ‘horrendous’ Somalia car bomb attack
Dec 29, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New York/IBNS: Perpetrators behind the deadly terrorist attack in Somalia on Saturday must be brought to justice, the UN Secretary-General has said.
Dec 25, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York/IBNS: As Saudi Arabia handed death sentences to five people and sent three others to jail for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Nations Secretary-General continued to stress the need for “an independent and impartial investigation”.
‘New and dangerous’ global risks require multilateral solutions, Guterres tells Italian Senate
Dec 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York/IBNS: Shifting balances of power are triggering “new and dangerous risks”, the UN chief told the Italian Senate in Rome on Wednesday, pointing to the need for more coordinated international responses, focused on solutions.
‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:52 am
New York/IBNS: Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:44 am
New York/IBNS: The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, António Guterres told a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.
UN ‘determined to lead by example’ on disability rights: Guterres
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York/IBNS: The UN is determined to lead by example when it comes to the rights of people with disabilities, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on 3 December.
Guterres underscores UN role in achieving a free, secure Internet
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York/IBNS: Unless countries work together to address gaps in digital access, as well as related social and political divisions, this generation will be remembered as the one that “ruined the early promise of the Internet”, the UN Secretary-General has warned.
Guterres holds ‘focused and frank’ informal discussions over future of Cyprus
Nov 26, 2019, at 11:17 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General held “focused and frank” informal talks with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on Monday in order to “take stock of efforts” to finally reach a settlement over the divided Mediterranean island.
UN strengthens ties with Eurasia regional body to tackle terrorism and crime
Nov 20, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York/IBNS: Improving understanding of the nexus between terrorism, transnational organized crime and drug trafficking is essential, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his address to a high-level meeting involving the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a leading player in diplomacy in Eurasia.
Quality education an ‘essential pillar’ of a better future, says UN chief
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York/IBNS: Education is an “essential pillar” to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN chief António Guterres told an audience on Tuesday at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization, ahead of the agency’s General Conference.
UN chief appeals to Bolivian parties to ensure credible elections as President Evo Morales resigns
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all concerned parties in Bolivia to “refrain from violence, reduce tension and exercise maximum restraint” in the wake of the resignation of President Evo Morales earlier on Sunday.
Antisemitism, intolerance, can be unlearned, Guterres tells New York commemoration
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:35 am
New York/IBNS: Since nobody is born to hate, intolerance can be prevented and unlearned, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, in a speech underlining his continued fight to stamp out antisemitism, racism and other forms of hatred.