Tag: Antonio Guterres
Guterres condemns deadly attack on civilians in Niger
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned yet another attack by unidentified gunmen on civilians in Niger on Monday in…
UN chief laments erosion of women’s reproductive rights
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the erosion of women’s reproductive rights has been one of the fallouts from the Coronavirus…
Amina Mohammed hails UN Secretary-General Guterres
Ms. Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, says the re-appointment of Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General by the 193 members of…
Breaking: Buhari congratulates Guterres, Amina Mohammed
Buhari congratulates the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres and his deputy Amina Mohammed for their reappointment
UN Chief Guterres seeks second term
The current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has laid out his case for a second, five-year term to the Member States.
UN chief says White supremacy becoming transnational threat
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a transnational threat that must…
UN official suspended over alleged harassment
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, announced the suspension of its Envoy on Technology, Fabrizio Drummond, over allegations of…
UN welcomes U.S., Russia’s quest for START extension –Spokesman
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the decisions by Russia and the United States to seek a five-year extension of…
3 UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic
Three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have been killed in attacks in the Central African Republic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman…
UN reacts to Boko Haram attack on southeast Niger
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Saturday’s deadly attack by gunmen that claimed 27 lives in the Republic of Niger.
UN chief deeply concerned over Ethiopia’s Tigray region
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over the unfolding conflict in the breakaway Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Let’s be honest, there’s racism in the UN – Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried the existence of racism in the organization.
UN Chief calls for peaceful presidential polls in Ivory Coast
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for peace in Saturday’s presidential election in Ivory Coast amid reports of deadly pre-election…
UN seeks peaceful poll in Guinea
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for peaceful and credible presidential election in Guinea on Sunday.
UN chief urges global solidarity for poor people
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity for people living in poverty during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guterres commends outgoing UNGA president who ‘served at most trying time’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria’s Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande describing him as the miracle needed by the General…
UN condemns attack on Afghan Vice President
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the Wednesday attack on Afghan Vice-President, Amrullah Saleh.
Attack on education must stop – UN
Top officials of the United Nations have decried rising armed attacks on education, with a call for immediate and strong…
UN demands restoration of constitutional order in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reacted to the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for the restoration of…
Coronavirus lockdown causing “global surge in domestic violence”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” against women and girls amid the coronavirus…
Coronavirus worst humanity crisis since WWII: UN chief Guterres
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres described coronavirus as humanity's worst crisis since World War II, as the global death…
UN donates 250,000 face masks to New York City
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the donation of 250,000 protective face masks by the organisation to health workers…
UN Secretary-General lectures African Leaders on gender equality
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the promotion of gender equality and the “meaningful engagement of women and girls” was key…
Soleimani: UN chief reacts as tension rises
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged “maximum restraint” as tension heightens in the Gulf over the killing of top Iranian…
Climate change, present danger – UN Chief
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Monday, said that climate change was not only a long-term problem…
UN boss’ message on disaster management
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for prioritisation of disaster risk reduction in infrastructural development.
UN faces “severe financial crisis” as Nigeria, others fail to pay dues
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on member states to pay their outstanding contributions, as the organisation faces…
Guterres urges all-inclusive political process in UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for inclusion in the democratic process of all member states.
UN loses 72 workers in 2019
The United Nations has lost 72 personnel so far this year, its Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said in New York on…
UN chief commends ILO @100
United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday praised the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for “carrying forward the torch that was…