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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicAntónio Guterres

Topic: António Guterres

UN humanitarian chief calls for ceasefire in Afghanistan, says women’s survival under threat

Martin Griffiths said he is extremely concerned by the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where more than 1,000 people have been killed or injured due to indiscriminate attacks.

Shringla meets UN Secretary-General Guterres, informs India’s priorities for Security Council

During the meeting, the two leaders also exchanged views on Afghanistan & Myanmar, climate change, UNSC reforms and the Covid situation around the world.

Ready to support Cyclone Yaas response efforts in India, says UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' spokesperson said cyclone preparedness measures have been activated and food stocks have been prepositioned.

Jaishankar meets Guterres, conveys India’s support for his candidature as UN Secretary General

Guterres, the 9th Secretary-General of the UN, took oath in 2017 and his first term ends on December 2021. The term of the next Secretary General will begin on 1 January, 2022.

Covid spike in India, South America left people gasping for breath before our eyes: UN chief

In his statement to the Global Health Summit Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the pandemic is 'still very much with us, thriving and mutating'.

UN chief ‘concerned’ over violence against Asians, people of Asian descent during pandemic

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' statement comes against the backdrop of multiple shootings this month around Atlanta that killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women.

Who is Arora Akanksha, Indian-origin woman running social media campaign to be next UN chief

Arora Akanksha, who has an Overseas Citizenship of India, works with the UNDP and is aiming to succeed incumbent UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres.

UN ready to contribute to rescue, assistance efforts in Uttarakhand, says Guterres

UN chief Antonio Guterres also expressed his condolences to the families of the victims in Uttarakhand. UNGA President Volkan Bozkir said he is closely following the situation.

UN chief Antonio Guterres receives first dose of Moderna Covid vaccine

The UN chief encouraged people who has access to the vaccine to be vaccinated, saying it was a service not only to ourselves but to the whole community.

Will work closely with Biden administration to overcome climate emergency, says UN chief

Biden signed several key executive orders just hours after being sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States, including rejoining the Paris climate accord.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.