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UN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation': UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that “humanity is just one ...
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UN force admits deadly shooting at DR Congo border post: The UN force MONUSCO, admitted that some of its peacekeepers had opened fire "for unexplained reasons" ...
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UN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation’: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave the dire warning at the opening of a meeting to review the ...
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UN chief: We’re just ‘one misunderstanding away from nuclear annihilation’: Vladimir Putin tells anti-nuclear-weapons conference there can be ‘no winners’ in a ...
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World "1 Misunderstanding, Miscalculation" Away From Nuclear War: UN Head
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UN force admits deadly shooting at DR Congo border post: UN chief Antonio Guterres says he is "outraged" after two people were killed.
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Guterres, ‘outraged’ by UN shooting in Congo, demands accountability : UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was “outraged” by a deadly incident involving UN ...
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Rwanda: Kagame, UN Chief Discuss Escalation of Violence in Eastern DR Congo: President Paul Kagame, on November 7, 2023, had a productive phone conversation with ...
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UN mission in DR Congo entering 'final phase': Guterres: In a report addressed to the UN Security Council, Guterres delivered a stark assessment of the ...
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No retreat by DR Congo rebels on deadline day: M23 rebels have captured swathes of territory in eastern DRC since reemerging from dormancy in late 2021 and have ...
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Ukraine, U.N. call for extension of Black Sea grain export deal: Ukraine's president and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday ...
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Ukraine war: UN chief condemns invasion ahead of anniversary: António Guterres calls Russia's invasion an "affront" to the world's collective conscience.
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Key FactsUkraine war: The UN Secretary-General condemns the invasion ahead of the anniversary
Apr 10, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- At a General Assembly meeting nearly a year later, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "affront" to the world's collective conscience.
- The meeting was debating a motion supported by Ukraine and its allies calling for Russia to withdraw immediately and unconditionally.
- On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin dispatched up to 200,000 troops into Ukraine in the largest European invasion since World War II's end.
- People in Ukraine are going through hell.
UN Secretary General warns : "World is heading towards widening war with eyes wide open"
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Key FactsUN Chief Warns of "Wider War" Emerging from Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Mar 26, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, warned on Monday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict could spark a global conflict.
- "The Russian invasion of Ukraine is inflicting end-all suffering on the Ukrainian people with profound global implications," Guterres said.
- "In a statement to Newsweek, political scientist and European conflict expert Rajan Menon said that Guterres's warnings were nothing new to the discourse surrounding the war in Ukraine."
- Putin and other Russian leaders have also repeatedly threatened nuclear retaliation against Ukraine and its allies, though it is unclear when he will actually order nuclear strikes.
In New Year's Address, UN Chief Says 'We Need Peace, Now More Than Ever'
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UN demands money for poor nations dealing with ‘climate chaos’: Climate talks known as COP27 in Egypt in November ‘must be the place for serious action on loss ...
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UN chief: World is in `life-or-death struggle' for survival: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is in “a ...
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Key FactsDeveloped nations must honor climate pledges in order to maintain COP credibility: Egypt Climate Change Presidency at COP27
Apr 22, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- "Without appropriate and fair financing serving as a catalyst, we shall continue to struggle to make a significant impact on climate change."
- The COP27 presidency has asked countries to put aside political disagreements over the Russia-Ukraine conflict in order to collaborate on making progress on climate action ahead of the summit (which runs from November 6 to 18).
- Egypt's COP27 vision focuses on critical areas of climate action such as adaptation, mitigation, and financing.
- During COP27, Egypt expects that climate change pledges are followed by action on the ground.
U.N. Chief Warns Against ‘Suicidal’ Attacks on Ukrainian Nuclear Plant: The remarks by António Guterres came two days after he called for global nuclear ...
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Key FactsUN applauds Egypt's efforts to assist restore calm in Gaza - Foreign Affairs - Egypt
Apr 25, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- According to the UN News Center, Guterres is extremely grieved by the deaths and injuries caused by airstrikes in Gaza, as well as the indiscriminate fire of rockets against Israel from population centers in Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militant groups.
- The secretary-general urged all parties to respect the cease-fire.
- Three days of Israeli bombardment on Gaza killed 43 Palestinians and injured hundreds more.
- On Sunday evening, US Vice President Joe Biden congratulated Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and other Egyptian officials for their involvement in establishing a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.
‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief: António Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to ...
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Nuclear annihilation just one miscalculation away, UN chief warns: Luck that has protected the world from nuclear war may not last as tensions rocket ...
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UN chief, DRC president discuss UN troops exit: According to Congolese officials, Tshisekedi and Guterres held a telephone conversation following recent clashes ...
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U.N. Peacekeepers Kill 2 and Wound 15 in Congo: The events on Sunday came amid protests in eastern Congo, with demonstrators accusing the United Nations of ...
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PM Modi Wants 'Har Ghar Tiranga' On Your Social Media Too, Flags It In 'Mann Ki Baat'
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DR Congo says 36 killed in recent anti-UN protests: The latest toll marks an increase on an earlier reported figure of 19 people killed during the protests.
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UN 'Outraged' at Peacekeepers' Aggression in DR Congo: The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N ...
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Mai-Mai militia members reportedly join eastern DRC demonstrations: Armed Mai-Mai combatants on Thursday reportedly joined anti-UN demonstrators in the east of ...
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U.N. chief condemns deadly violence targeting U.N. in Congo: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned on Tuesday violence targeting the United ...
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Ukraine latest: Ukraine calls up reservists, pushes for more sanctions on Russia | DW | 23.02.2022
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