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".
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.
To buttress the impact of the crisis that has shaken the world, the UN chief has drawn a fine distinction between a health crisis and a “human crisis”.
The UN plan is designed to last from April to December -- suggesting the country does not see the crisis ending any time soon.
According to the report, Syria has reported its first case of the COVID-19 virus, in a country already torn by 10 years of war, and other cases have emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan.
"Global solidarity is not only a moral imperative, it is in everyone's interests," he said.
