UN chief calls for reform of global financial institutions
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the reform of global financial institutions and urged action to address the debt crises affecting some countries.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the reform of global financial institutions and urged action to address the debt crises affecting some countries.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Donald Trump, a critic of the world organisation’s work, on his re-election as President of the United States and said the UN was ready to “work constructively” with his administration.
The Security Council President Pascale Baeriswyl, who is the permanent representative of Switzerland, said her country "reiterates its full support for the work of the Secretary-General".
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the situation in Afghanistan, likening it to some of the most egregious systems of oppression in recent history.
Several areas along the LAC in Ladakh and North Sikkim have witnessed major military build-up by both the Indian and Chinese armies recently, in a clear signal of escalating tension and hardening of respective positions by the two sides.
The UN has been committed to supporting the people and government of Afghanistan in this important endeavour, the statement further added.
The secretary-general is also following with concern the escalation of violence in the country, including the attacks that have claimed scores of lives in Balkh, Khost, and Nangarhar provinces
Guterres recognised that the UN is facing its 'gravest test' since its inception, as he called the battle against COVID-19 as the fight of a generation -- and the raison d'tre of the United Nations.
Days after China demitted the rotating presidency post, 10 non-permanent members led by Dominican Republic forced the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to agree to a closed-door informal consultation on the COVID-19 pandemic.
