During a high-level ministerial event Monday, Secretary-General Guterres said that UN will stay in Afghanistan & deliver amid the difficulties & unpredictable aspects of the future.
In a tweet, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres further pointed out UN's determination to promote the rights of all Afghans and provide them with life-saving humanitarian support.
Seizing power through military force is a losing proposition and one that can only lead to prolonged civil war or the complete isolation of Afghanistan, Guterres said.
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.
During the meeting, the two leaders also exchanged views on Afghanistan & Myanmar, climate change, UNSC reforms and the Covid situation around the world.
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.
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 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.
Arora Akanksha, who has an Overseas Citizenship of India, works with the UNDP and is aiming to succeed incumbent UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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