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UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked Human Rights Day with a stark warning Tuesday about escalating violation of human rights globally, saying “Authoritarianism is on the march while civic space is shrinking:, “On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 : The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a stronger role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, in remarks to the group’s summit hosted by Russia in the city of Kazan. He urged the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 : A displacement crisis in unfolding in Lebanon, as Israel’s escalating military offensive in the south and the bombing of Beirut continues to drive both Lebanese civilians as well as third country refugees from their homes and shelters, UN agencies have […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21 : The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an observation tower and the perimeter fence of a UN position on Sunday in Marwahin, a town in the southern part of the country. A […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 : UN Scretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced alarm at the catastrophic levels of hunger in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Famine looms. This is intolerable, the UN chief posted on X on Friday. Reiterating his call on Israel to open Gaza border […]

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will attend the opening session of the 79th United Nations General Assembly being held today marking the beginning of the annual gathering of world leaders. The prime minister, along with a high-level delegation, arrived here […]

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 15 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Sunday reaffirmed the importance of upholding free speech, civil liberties and the rule of law, as well as ensuring accountable institutions and protecting human rights, while warning that artificial intelligence (AI) posed a treat to democracy. […]