Tag: UN Chief
UN boss condemns attack against convoy of UN mission in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday condemned the attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)...
UN boss appoints Dieye of Senegal as special coordinator for development in Sahel
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed Abdoulaye Mar Dieye of Senegal asATIONS the special coordinator for development in the Sahel.
Dieye is a macroeconomist...
UN boss condemns massacre of civilians by armed groups in DRC
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at the recent massacre of civilians by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu province...
UN chief welcomes outcome of GCC Summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the declaration on "solidarity and stability" announced at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit held in Saudi...
UN chief wants peaceful, credible elections in CAR
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for peaceful, inclusive and credible general elections on Sunday in the Central African Republic (CAR), said his...
UN boss wants worldwide “state of climate emergency”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for a worldwide "state of climate emergency" to tackle global warming.
Five years after the Paris Agreement on...
UN boss calls for more investment in health systems on International Universal Health Coverage...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for more investment in health systems on International Universal Health Coverage Day, which falls on Dec. 12.
"The...
UN Chief calls for solidarity in fighting COVID-19 on Human Rights Day
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for global solidarity to fight COVID-19 in a message on Human Rights Day, which falls on...
UN chief condemns violence in DRC amid political crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the violent incidents in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid an evolving political crisis,...
UN Chief calls for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Monday called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, including in COVID-19 response and recovery.
The UN...
UN chief condemns killing of rice farmers in Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the deadly attack against rice farmers carried out by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria's...
G20 leadership vital in defense against COVID-19: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that the leadership of the Group of 20 (G20) is vital in the global struggle with...
UN chief calls for major, rapid change in fight against climate disruption
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for a major and rapid change in the fight against climate disruption.
"Major and rapid change...
UN chief voices concern over tension ahead of presidential poll in Cote d’Ivoire
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday voiced concern about the tense situation in Cote d'Ivoire ahead of the presidential election scheduled for...
UN chief urges international community to stand in solidarity with people living in...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on the international community to stand in solidarity with people living in poverty.
"On the International Day...
UN stands ready to support landlocked nations in pandemic recovery: UN chief
The UN system is standing in solidarity with landlocked developing countries, which lack access to vital trade links, and supporting them in their efforts...
UN chief urges efforts to harness digital technologies to accelerate achievement of SDGs
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said that efforts must be made to harness digital technologies to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable...
Tragic COVID-19 pandemic creates a moment of possibility: UN chief
The COVID-19 pandemic is a tragedy, but it has also created a moment of possibility, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, urging governments...
UN chief calls for adequate funding for Peacebuilding Fund
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for adequate and sustainable funding for the UN Peacebuilding Fund, a trust fund for post-conflict peacebuilding established...
UN chief calls for urgent funding for WHO-led mechanism to tackle COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for urgent funding for the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator" (ACT-Accelerator), a global collaboration led by the...
UN chief calls for efforts to promote culture of peace
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for efforts to promote the culture of peace, saying such efforts are more important than ever...
UN chief calls for efforts to prohibit attacks on education
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for efforts to prevent attacks on education.
"Schools and universities are supposed to be safe...
Use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged countries to use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change.
"We have a choice: business...
No hope of reaching climate, development goals without youth optimism, know-how -UN chief
Without harnessing the energy, tech savvy and optimism of young people, the world has no hope of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
UN chief calls for resolution of Rohingya refugee crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday highlighted the Rohingya refugee crisis on the third anniversary of the mass exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
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UN chief calls for sustainable recovery of tourism from COVID-19
In a policy brief and video message broadcast on Tuesday, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the role tourism plays in providing a...
UN boss calls for sustainable recovery of tourism from COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way.
"It is imperative that...
UN chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali after the country's president...
UN chief calls for support for Lebanon in aftermath of blast
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for international support for Lebanon after last week's horrific explosion that destroyed the port of Beirut and...
Top UN officials call for creating future free from existential nuclear threat
Top United Nations officials on Wednesday called on the international community to make efforts to create a future free from the nuclear threat.
"Seventy-five years...