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Lavrov to take part in UNSC Permanent Members' Foreign Ministers'
Updated : 2 days, 4 hours ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The meeting of the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General will be held in New York on September 22, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in it, Russian Foreign Minis
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Globe is on the edge of an abyss, says UN chief on climate change
Updated : 2 days, 6 hours ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): Urging the world to wake up to climate change, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed in his UNGA address that the globe is on the edge of an abyss and moving in the wrong direction.
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President Biden meets Guterres, reaffirms 'strong partnership' bet
Updated : 2 days, 19 hours ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday evening (local time) met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and reaffirmed the strong partnership between the United States and the United Nations which, in particular, is based on common values that include respect
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UN chief condemns executions by Houthis in Yemen
Updated : 4 days, 3 hours ago IST
New York [US], September 20 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday strongly condemned Saturday's executions of nine individuals by the Houthi movement in Yemen, said his spokesman.
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UN chief requests SCO cooperation on Afghanistan
Updated : 5 days, 13 hours ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has asked for cooperation from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in support of Afghanistan.
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Taliban sent letter to UN with commitments to protect UN Staff: Gu
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he received a letter from the Taliban, in which the outfit committed to protecting UN personnel working in the country and addressing issues related to women's rights.
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UN official meets Afghan interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, dis
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): A UN official met with Afghanistan's new interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is one of the world's most wanted terrorists, and discussed the ongoing situation of Afghanistan and humanitarian aid.
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UN official raises concern over children's security in Taliban-con
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Virginia Gamba, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has raised concerns over the security of children in Afghanistan saying that high levels of violence endured by children in Afghanistan are
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Canadian lawmaker calls for Taiwan's UN participation
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 15 (ANI): A Canadian lawmaker has voiced his support for Taiwan's participation in the UN's sustainable development projects.
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UN chief urges world leaders to join Food Systems Summit on Septem
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to join the Food Systems Summit to be held on September 23 with ambitious commitments.
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$1 billion pledge a 'quantum leap' in commitment to Afghanistan: U
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial USD 606 million flash appeal for the country.
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Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN's Guterres
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): The international community should urgently offer a "lifeline" to millions of vulnerable Afghans "who face perhaps their most perilous hour", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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