UN chief condemns US New Orleans attack
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the truck attack in New Orleans, the US state of Louisiana, his spokesperson said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the truck attack in New Orleans, the US state of Louisiana, his spokesperson said.
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".
While Covid-19 has posed an unprecedented threat to all of us, we must not forget that there is also a shadow pandemic, which is silently transforming our homes into sites of terror for countless women worldwide. We must also remember that many of these victims are now trapped in their homes with their perpetrators.
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.