Page 14 - Antonio Guterres

UN chief demands immediate and unconditional release of Mali President, PM

Antonio Guterres demanded "the immediate and unconditional release" of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse after they were "arrested" by the mutiny leaders

Covid-19 pandemic threatens peace and risks new conflicts: UN chief

Ban criticised the UN Security Council for wasting valuable months "in arguments over the details of the text"

Covid-19 lockdown affecting rights of women, girls more, says UN chief

The pandemic is deepening existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, particularly for women and girls, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General praises India over work in field of renewable energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year in September inaugurated a 50 kilowatt 'Gandhi Solar Park' at the Headquarters of the United Nations

India a 'good example' as solar auctions gain popularity, says UN chief

"Coal has no place in Covid-19 recovery plans. Nations must commit to net-zero emissions by 2050 and submit more ambitious national climate plans before COP-26 next year," he said

No reason for a country to include coal in Covid-19 recovery plan: UN Chief

A week after India launched the auction process for coal blocks for commercial mining, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said investments should instead be made in non-polluting energy sources

UN chief concerned over reports of violence, deaths at India, China LAC

Initially, the Indian Army said one officer and two soldiers were killed

Racism must be rejected by all, invest in social cohesion: UN chief

I am heartbroken to see violence on the streets in our host country and our host city of New York, Guterres said

UN chief Guterres asks US protestors to voice grievances in peaceful manner

Police have used tear gas to disperse the crowds and hundreds of people have been arrested as protests turned violent in some cities

Covid-19 may cause hunger, famine, $8.5 trn loss in global output: UN chief

Guterres told the high-level meeting that the UN is asking for immediate, collective action in six critically important areas to deal with the crisis

UN exploring options for General Assembly session due to Covid-19: Official

New York is the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US. A total of 343,051 Covid-19 cases and more than 27,000 deaths have been reported in the state

UN chief urges govts to address mental health needs arising from Covid-19

The UN said a long-term upsurge in the number and severity of mental health problems is likely and warned that if action isn't taken Covid-19 has the seeds of a major mental health crisis

Covid-19 gives 'window' into how bio-terrorist attack may unfold: UN chief

Guterres described the battle against COVID-19 as the "fight of a generation -- and the raison d'être of the United Nations itself."

UNSC calls for solidarity with affected nations in its first Covid-19 meet

Craft stressed that successfully stopping the spread of this virus depends on the commitment from each one of us to work together in good faith

Time for global unity: Guterres after US blasts WHO for Covid-19 response

"Now is the time for unity, for the international community to work together in solidarity to stop this virus and its shattering consequences," Guterres said.

Covid-19: UN suspends rotation, deployment of peacekeepers till June 30

India is among the largest troop-contributing nations to the UN peacekeeping operations.

Post-coronavirus world will be more digital, AI-oriented: Antonio Guterres

"One of the risks, naturally, is that this illness will create societal control mechanisms that can help dictatorships, which naturally we have to try to avoid in the future," Guterres said.

Covid-19 worst crisis since WWII, no parallels in recent past, says UN head

Guterres called for a much stronger and more effective global response to the coronavirus pandemic and to the social and economic devastation that COVID-19 is causing

In a first, UN Security Council passes resolutions remotely due to Covid-19

Seeking to abide by quarantine and teleworking recommendations, the Security Council was obliged to create completely new rules after 75 years as the global guarantor of peace and security

UN chief says global recession due to coronavirus 'a near certainty'

The world's wealthiest nations poured unprecedented aid into the traumatized global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, the current epicenter