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UN chief calls for a global partnership to address coronavirus, climate change

Posted on May 30, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on governments to embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments, and investing in the international development goals so as to rise to ‘the biggest challenge of our lives’. The world needs a global […]

Qureshi conveys to UN chief Pakistan’s outrage over Israeli attacks in Gaza; updates him on Kashmir

Posted on May 21, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday afternoon and discussed the grave situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and also updated him on developments in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJ&K) The meeting […]

UN chief pays tributes to 336 personnel, including 6 Pakistanis, who died in service during 2020

Posted on May 7, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, The United Nations paused on to honour its 336 personnel, including six Pakistanis, who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020 — the highest number ever in a single year. The memorial ceremony, held online the other day, paid tribute […]

Bigoted hatred of Muslims at ‘epidemic’ level: UN Chief

Posted on March 18, 2021 by News Desk

Hatred and discrimination against Muslims has risen to “epidemic proportions,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday. Guterres described skyrocketing anti-Muslim bigotry as part of a wider shift globally toward nationalism, and away from minority rights. “A resurgence in anti-Muslim bigotry is certainly in-line with other distressing […]

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail

Posted on February 5, 2021 by News Desk

Yangon – Myanmar’s generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world must rally to ensure the military coup fails. The Southeast Asian nation was plunged back into direct military rule on Monday as de facto […]

UN chief calls for making 2021 ‘year of healing’

Posted on December 29, 2020 by News Desk

Defining 2020 as the year of trials, tragedies and tears, the UN secretary-general appealed for cooperation in tackling global challenges in his year-end address Monday. “Together, let’s make peace among ourselves and with nature, tackle the climate crisis, stop the spread of COVID-19 and make 2021 a […]

UN chief slams attacks against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

Posted on December 27, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Friday’s attacks that killed three Burundian UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) and left another two wounded. The attacks on peacekeepers from the UN mission in the country (known by its French acronym MINUSCA) […]

UN chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Posted on December 18, 2020 by News Desk

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world’s rich nations to make stronger contributions to make coronavirus vaccine available to everyone on the planet. “It is not with vaccine nationalism that we are going to defeat the COVID, it is with international cooperation,” he […]

Global climate summit ends; UN chief highlights Pakistan’s pledge to scrap coal power

Posted on December 13, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The Climate Action Summit wrapped up Friday evening after some 70 world leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, delivered a raft of new measures aimed at making a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the warming of the planet […]

UN Chief urges world leaders to declare ‘climate emergency’

Posted on December 12, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday urged every country to declare a “state of climate emergency”, while speaking at a global summit coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement. The state of emergency should remain in place until carbon neutrality […]

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