UN secretary-general condemns airstrikes on Yemen prison
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday the airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that left…
4 years ago
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Violence against women rising amid pandemic, says UN on Int’l Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
(Eagle News) – “Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime,” according to the United Nations…
5 years ago
Italian envoy killed in DR Congo; attack blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels
by Marthe BOSUANDOLE and Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was…
5 years ago
UN chief says coronavirus has sparked ‘tsunami of hate and xenophobia’
United Nations (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an "all-out effort" to end the "tsunami of…
6 years ago
UN launches global push to speed virus vaccine production
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN on Friday joined forces with world leaders…
6 years ago
Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief
By Agence France Presse The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio…
6 years ago
UN chief says world ‘not on track’ with climate change
Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres launched a brief South Pacific tour in New Zealand Sunday,…
7 years ago
DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives, Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system, to help ‘end the outbreak’
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than…
7 years ago
UN chief says “democratic aspirations” of Sudanese people must be realized, calls for calm after Bashir ouster
(Eagle News) – United Nations chief António Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for calm and “utmost restraint by…
7 years ago
New UN Global Climate report ‘another strong wake-up call’ over global warming: Guterres
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a major UN report released on…
7 years ago
UN chief condemns North Korea’s ‘dangerous escalation’
UNITED NATIONS,United States (AFP) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a ballistic…
9 years ago
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