António Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations (UN), describing it as violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. Guterres in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, said the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women violated their obligations under […]
Thousands of Haitians demonstrated Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest against the government and its call for foreign assistance to deal with endemic insecurity, a humanitarian crisis and a burgeoning cholera epidemic. A day after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate deployment of a special international armed force in Haiti to help the […]
Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed some 1,000 people but poor communications and a lack of proper roads hampered their efforts, officials said, as the country’s supreme leader pleaded with the international community for help. The magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck early on Wednesday […]
Three weeks after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war is starting to have devastating effects not only on the ground, but in many countries that rely on Ukraine’s important wheat production. The United Nations has warned of a “hunger hurricane”, which is already starting to be felt in Northern Africa. On March […]
Russia’s military has said it will open humanitarian corridors from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 5, 6 and 7 to allow civilians to leave the facility. In an online posting, the military said the corridors would be open from 8am to 6pm Moscow time (0500 to 1500 GMT) each day. During […]
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the international community to support humanitarian action in Borno, currently recovering from insurgency. Gutteres made the call on Tuesday in Maiduguri while rounding off his visit to the state where he interacted with displaced persons, repentant Boko-Haram members and government officials led by Gov. Babagana Zulum. “I […]
United Nations has called on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to withdraw his troops in Ukraine. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, made the appeal in the early hours of Thursday. In some tweets, the UN leader asked Putin to be humane. “Under the present circumstances, I must change my appeal: President Putin, in the name […]
The Secretary-General of United Nations, António Guterres had on Tuesday announced Maj.Gen. Benjamin Sawyer a Nigerian as the Force Commander for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei UNISFA. According to UN correspondent of NAN, Sawyer appointment as Force Commander for UNISFA succeeds Maj. Gen. Kefyalew Amde Tessema from Ethiopia. Maj. Gen. Sawyer has […]
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the restrictions imposed on travellers from southern African countries due to the emergence of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant, Omicron. Guterres, in a statement on Monday said, people of Africa should not be blamed for the immorally low level of vaccinations available in the continent. […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday call on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that schools be safe for schooling. Guterres made the call at a virtual event to commemorate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack globally celebrated on Sept. 9. “Schools must be […]
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