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Humanity’s just one misunderstanding away from ‘nuclear annihilation’ warns UN chief |

·August 2, 2022·4 min read

The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which runs through 26 August. Mr. Guterres highlighted some of the current challenges to global peace and security, with the world under greater stress due...

Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges |

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·July 17, 2022·3 min read

From climate change to conflicts to persistent poverty, young people are “disproportionately impacted by interlinked global crises,” his Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake, told a commemorative event in New York, speaking on behalf of the UN chief. “Today, we highlight the importance of transforming youth skills for the future of work,”...

Reliable information ‘a matter of life and death’ UN chief tells Security Council |

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·July 13, 2022·4 min read

“Communications is not a side issue or an afterthought,” he said during the first-ever High-Level Debate dedicated to the importance of strategic communications, calling it “central to the success of all our work”. He recalled his 2016 pledge when sworn in as Secretary-General, to “communicate better about what we do,...

Sri Lanka: UN chief calls for dialogue to ensure ‘smooth transition’ of power |

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·July 12, 2022·2 min read

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to comment publicly on the occupation of his residence, along with that of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, but the Prime Minister’s office reportedly said it had been informed that the President planned to step down on Wednesday. President Rajapaksa has become the focus for widespread...

Ukraine struggling now, but winter will be even worse: UNHCR chief |

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·July 10, 2022·2 min read

Since the Russian invasion on 24 February, more than 11.5 million people have had to flee their homes in Ukraine, and some 6.3 million are internally displaced. Speaking from bomb-shattered ruins in Irpin and Bucha near the capital Kyiv, UNHCR High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi warned that winter was only around...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN rights chief urges leaders to ‘turn the page on rhetoric’ |

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·June 25, 2022·3 min read

The four-day mission marked the first visit by a UN human rights High Commissioner in more than two decades, and she noted that some of the same rights challenges from that era persist today. Ms. Bachelet hailed an “unprecedented ruling” handed down this week, sentencing three people for incitement to hatred...

Monkeypox: Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief |

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·June 24, 2022·2 min read

Members of the committee could announce their decision on whether or not the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, as early as Friday, but meanwhile Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the spread of the disease both in non-endemic and endemic countries, “cannot be ignored”. The first mysterious cluster...

Securing peace, feeding the hungry: UN chief honours staff who died in service |

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·June 23, 2022·3 min read

“We are united in sorrow and solidarity,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, consoling the family members and loved ones, joining in the memorial event from all over the world, telling them: “our hearts are with you”. ‘Immeasurable suffering’ Throughout the past year, COVID-19 continued to cause “immeasurable suffering and death,” he...

Burkina Faso: UN chief condemns brutal attack that left scores dead |

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·June 16, 2022·1 min read

The incident occurred on Saturday night when armed men launched an assault on the town of Seytenga, located in the Sahel region in the north of the country. At least 79 people were killed, according to media reports. ‘Spare no effort’ “The Secretary-General calls on the Burkinabè authorities to spare...

UK’s bid to export some refugees to Rwanda, ‘all wrong’, says UN refugee chief |

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·June 13, 2022·1 min read

The development comes as senior judges in the UK ruled that the Government’s first flight taking asylum seekers to the African nation, could go ahead. A High Court judge refused a temporary injunction on Friday to halt the first flight, due to take place on Tuesday, and on Monday, according...

Kazakhstan: ‘Only together’ can ‘silent pandemic’ of gender-based violence be overcome, says Deputy UN chief |

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·June 9, 2022·4 min read

It was the fourth stop of her tour of Central Asia, having previously visited Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Coalitions must be built “According to official statistics, one in three women has experienced domestic violence at some point in their lives”, said the Deputy UN chief, opening a meeting with representatives...

Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns |

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·June 8, 2022·2 min read

Mr. Guterres was addressing the latest meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, which brings together UN agencies, Member States and other partners. The terrorism threat to Africa is increasing, he told participants. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48 per cent of deaths attributed to terrorist groups globally last...