Tag: Antonio Guterres
UN chief calls for peaceful, credible elections in Cameroon
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for peaceful, credible and inclusive elections in Cameroon, ahead of the country’s presidential election…
UN chief tasks Africa, China on win-win collaboration
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged Africa and China to combine their potential for peaceful, sustainable and equitable progress to…
Guterres urges calm as violence erupts in Tripoli
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned in strong terms, the escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
UN remembers victims of Baghdad, Abuja UN building bombings
Victims of the UN building bombings in Baghdad, Abuja and others cities around the world have been remembered by the…
‘Fears of nuclear war still with us’ – Guterres
The fears of nuclear war are still with humanity, 73 years since the catastrophic Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs in…
UN Chief, Abe to keep sanctions against North Korea
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday agreed that UN sanctions against North Korea would remain…
UN chief speaks with Zimbabwe’s president, opposition leader
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, spoke by telephone with Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa and with Nelson Chamisa, the candidate of opposition…
UN chief expresses concern over Zimbabwe election violence
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed concern over reports of incidents of violence in Harare following the elections on…
UN chief cautions Hamas, Israel against war in Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern over the latest flare-up of violence around Gaza, urging all sides to…
Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission hindered by Boko Haram – UN chief
The demarcation of the Cameroon-Nigeria border and the pillar construction continued to face challenges due to insecurity in areas affected…
UN launches High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
The UN has launched a new high-level platform on digital cooperation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a news briefing…
60,000 migrants died since 2000 – UN
No fewer than 60,000 migrants have perished in desperate attempts to escape from the difficulties in their countries and have…
‘Stop $50 billion illegally leaving Africa annually’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the international community to take action against the flow of illegal funds, money-laundering…
2019: UN to activate Nigeria Peace Committee
As the 2019 general election draws near, the UN said there is the need to reactivate the National Peace Committee,…
Eritrea-Ethiopia: UN chief welcomes ‘first concrete step’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the high-level visit of a delegation from Eritrea to neighbouring Ethiopia which began on…