Tag: Antonio Guterres
Guterres applauds outgoing UNGA President as 77th session opens
The 77th regular session of UNGA will run from Sept. 13 through to Sept. 27 while the High-Level Week of…
UN chief appoints Nigeria’s Gbenga Sesan into IGF panel
The UN chief also appointed nine other high-level and eminent persons to serve on the IGF Panel for a two-year…
They claim Buhari has done nothing. UN scribe, Antonio Gutteres, says not so
Gutteres had probably thought he was coming to a country where hopelessness and despondency were order of the day. He…
What Buhari told UN Secretary-General Guterres in Abuja
Buhari, who received the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres at the Presidential Villa, noted that the country and the…
Akintoye to UN Secretary: Your visit to Nigeria charade if you don’t see Fulani atrocities
Akintoye, in a statement by his Communications Manager, Maxwell Adeleye, said Guterres must resist attempts by the Buhari administration to…
UN Secretary-General Guterres meets Buhari in Abuja (Photos)
Guterres arrived Abuja on Wednesday afternoon and entered into a meeting with Buhari.
UN chief backs Nigeria’s integration of insurgents
Guterres, who visited a camp housing some fighters who surrendered and another housing internally displaced persons in the Borno state…
Guterres highlights impact of Ukraine war on Africa in visit to Dakar
Guterres spoke in Dakar on the first leg of his Ramadan solidarity visits to three West African countries. He will…
Guterres on Ramadan solidarity visits to Nigeria, Niger, Senegal
The secretary-general began annual Ramadan solidarity visits when he was High Commissioner for Refugees, but the tradition was interrupted by…
Russia hits Kyiv with missiles as UN boss Guterres visits
The rockets shook a central district in Ukraine's capital and one of them hit a residential building, injuring at least…
UN presses Putin for Mariupol evacuation, ceasefire
The UN secretary-general is due to travel via Poland to Ukraine, where he plans to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on…
Guterres to meet Putin, Zelenskiy next week
Guterres will head to Moscow on Tuesday and meet Putin as well as have a working meeting and lunch with…
Russian troops in Ukraine not peacekeepers at all: UN chief Guterres
Guterres blasted Russia for perverting the concept of peace keeping. He said when troops of one country enter another’s territory…
UN appoints Nigeria’s Sawyer as force commander for Abyei
Maj. Gen. Sawyerr has a military career spanning more than 34 years with the Nigerian Army, including as the Director…
Catholic Church honours Guterres with Lamp of Peace award
The award was first presented in 1981 and past recipients included Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, Saint Teresa…