UN chief arrives in Ukraine, calls war with Russia ‘an absurdity’
Kyiv—The head of the United Nations arrived in Ukraine Thursday, calling war “an absurdity”, after Brussels warned Russia it will ...
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UN chief discusses Jerusalem tensions with Israeli, Palestinian leaders
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the ongoing flare-up of tensions around Jerusalem's holy sites in separate calls Saturday with ...
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‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UN
Humanity has less than three years to halt the rise of planet-warming carbon emissions and less than a decade to ...
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UN seeking ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Ukraine: Guterres
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday the global body is seeking a humanitarian ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, as the ...
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World ‘sleepwalking’ to climate catastrophe—United Nations chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”, with major economies allowing carbon pollution to ...
Read moreRussia-Ukraine war: UN chief warns of global food system ‘meltdown’
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world must act to prevent a "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown ...
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UN chief warns pandemic not yet controlled
After two years, the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over and could be prolonged further due to “scandalously unequal” vaccine ...
Read moreUN entangled in US claims of Russian spying
The United States has taken aim at Russians working at the United Nations, leveling accusations of espionage for the second ...
Read moreUNSC has concern over Burkina ‘coup’
The UN Security Council expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government” last month, but chose not ...
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UN chief Guterres isolating after exposure to COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was exposed to the coronavirus Tuesday by a UN official who already had COVID-19 and is ...
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