Antnio Guterres

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France Warns Against Cuts To UN Mission In DR Congo

France's ambassador to the United Nations warned Tuesday that drastic cuts to the UN peacekeeping mission in the...

International

UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts

US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...

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UN Disturbed By Torture, Forced Disappearances In Burundi

The UN Security Council on Monday said it was disturbed by reports of torture and forced disappearances in Burundi but...

International

UN Seeks To Boost Its Mission In DR Congo As Violence Spreads

The UN secretary general is seeking an additional 320 police for the peace keeping mission in the central Africa...

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UN Chief Seeks To Boost UN Police In DR Congo

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked the Security Council to send an extra 320 UN police to the...

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UN Proposes Measures To Curb Sex Abuse By Peacekeepers

The United Nations on Thursday proposed a series of new steps aimed at stamping out sex abuse by peacekeepers as a...

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Trump Travel Ban: Targeted Nations Condemn New US Order

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the...

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Sudan, Somalia Condemn US Travel Ban

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the...

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UN Chief Urges ‘massive Response’ To Avert Somali Famine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to take action to avert famine in...

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UN Chief Guterres In Somalia To Discuss Famine Threat

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Somalia Tuesday to discuss a hunger crisis which has pushed the...

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UN Warns Burundi’s President Over Fourth Term

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza against seeking a fourth term,...

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UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries

UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN...

International

G20 Foreign Ministers To Tackle Fight Against Poverty In Africa

G20 foreign ministers will discuss ways to fight poverty in Africa, strengthen governmental institutions and better...

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South Sudan War Reaches ‘catastrophic Proportions’

A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians"...

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UN Chief ‘deeply’ Regrets Veto of Palestinian Ex-PM As Envoy

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said he "deeply" regretted opposition to former Palestinian prime minister Salam...

Opinion

UN Chief Defends Choice of Ex-Palestinian PM As Libya Envoy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday defended his choice of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad...

International

Officials Admit Poor Communication But Defend Policy

US security chiefs have admitted flaws in the way President Donald Trump's bar on people from seven countries entering...

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Akufo-Addo Urges New UN Secretary-General To Lead UN Reforms

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on the new Secretary-General of the United...

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Akufo-Addo Urges UN Reforms At AU Summit [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on the new Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António...