United Nations, USA | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that international cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency. “International cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, rising inequality and the spreading of …
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United Nations, USA | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the signing of a cease-fire agreement by the Libyan parties in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations. “This is a fundamental step toward peace and stability in Libya. I congratulate the parties for putting the …
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United Nations, USA | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for investment in culture to promote global solidarity. Guterres made the appeal at a United Nations Day concert, which was sponsored by the Italian mission to the United Nations. “As we celebrate United Nations Day with this …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an end to reported police brutality in Nigeria and asked for de-escalation, said his spokesman. “The secretary-general is following recent developments in Nigeria and calls for an end to reported police brutality and abuses,” said Stephane Dujarric, the …
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United Nations, USA | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that without good disaster risk governance, bad situations only get worse. “Bad situations only get worse without good disaster risk governance,” the UN chief said in a message commemorating the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, …
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United Nations ,USA | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that 2.99 billion U.S. dollars is needed in 2021 to fully implement the mandates entrusted to the organization. “To fully implement the mandates entrusted to us, we will require a total of 2.99 billion U.S. dollars, …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on governments to invest more in universal health coverage. COVID-19 has shown that universal health coverage, strong public health systems and emergency preparedness are essential, he said in a video message for the launch of his policy brief …
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UNITED NATIONS, AMERICA | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for greater ambition to reverse biodiversity loss. Biodiversity and ecosystems are essential for human progress and prosperity. They are central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, he told the …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for further debt relief for poor and middle-income countries for them to respond to COVID-19. “I hope the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (of the Group of 20) will be extended and its scope expanded to all developing and …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed his great concern over the latest Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, calling on both sides to immediately stop fighting. “The secretary-general is extremely concerned over the fresh resumption of hostilities along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. …
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