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Jeddah conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle antimicrobial resistance

·November 17, 2024·5 min read

Immediately following the adoption of the commitments in the Saudi coastal city, the host country’s Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel said the conference outcome provides “critical building blocks” for member states and international bodies to significantly act against antimicrobial resistance, and that it builds on the Political Declaration on AMR...

Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

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·December 16, 2023·3 min read

Speaking at the closing of the Global Refugee Forum, the Secretary-General said that protection and help for these most vulnerable of people, was “an obligation shared by all of humanity”. He was speaking after three days of intensive activity geared to finding solutions and building partnerships, which saw pledges from multiple...

UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid attempted coup in Niger

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·July 30, 2023·2 min read

Nicole Kouassi, UN Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, was speaking from the capital, Niamey, just hours after the general whose troops seized the democratically elected president, announced that he was assuming control of the country. On behalf of UN agencies on the ground, she echoed the Secretary-General’s condemnation of...

UN pledges to ‘stand with and work for the Sudanese people’

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·April 24, 2023·3 min read

Speaking in the UN Security Council, António Guterres said: “Let me be clear: the United Nations is not leaving Sudan. Our commitment is to the Sudanese people, in support of their wishes for a peaceful and secure future. We stand with them, at this terrible time.” In blunt terms, he said the...

In Ukraine, Guterres pledges to keep seeking ‘solutions and a just peace’

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·March 9, 2023·3 min read

António Guterres expressed “deep solidarity” with all of those who have become victims of the full-scale Russian invasion of February last year. Violation of the Charter “The position of the United Nations, which I have consistently expressed, is crystal clear: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN...

COP27: ‘Zero tolerance for greenwashing’, Guterres says as new report cracks down on empty net-zero pledges |

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·November 9, 2022·6 min read

The report slams greenwashing – misleading the public to believe that a company or entity is doing more to protect the environment than it is – and weak net-zero pledges and provides a roadmap to bring integrity to net-zero commitments by industry, financial institutions, cities and regions and to support...