UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was “deeply concerned” at the development. Guterres “calls for this measure to be reversed, stressing that international non-governmental organizations are indispensable to life-saving humanitarian work and that […]
Read MoreBAGHDAD: United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the US-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein. The UN Security Council, at Iraq’s request, voted last year to wind down the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in […]
Read MoreA new United Nations Secretary-General will be elected next year for a five-year term starting on 1 January, 2027. Here are the potential candidates so far and how the successor to current UN chief Antonio Guterres will be chosen: WHEN DOES THE PROCESS START? The race will formally start when the 15-member Security Council and […]
Read MoreUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP yesterday (19 September) that efforts to cap climate warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial level are failing, as the UN prepared to host a climate week event alongside its annual diplomatic gathering. The climate goals for 2035 of the countries that signed the Paris Agreement, also known as Nationally […]
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