UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
UN chief calls for protecting world from recession
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to act immediately to protect the world from global recession.
Focus on tourism’s importance for people living in rural areas: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for focusing on tourism’s importance for people living in rural areas, so they can deliver on the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals to leave nobody behind.
UN roundtable on climate: PM places 5-point suggestion to protect planet
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday placed a five-point recommendation to protect the planet and save people from the adversities of the climate changes.
UN chief appeals for global solidarity at General Assembly
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and repeated his call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic, by the end of the year -a very ambitious target.
UN for building more equitable world
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put emphasis on collective efforts to build a more just, sustainable and equitable world.
WHO chief urges countries to join multilateral Covid-19 vaccine effort
Mentioning that more than 170 countries have expressed interest in joining the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to join before Friday.
UN enlists celebrities for film on global issues
The United Nations has enlisted a slew of celebrities for a film promoting actions to tackle the world’s biggest issues from the COVID-19 pandemic to poverty and inequality.
Coordinate efforts to scale up Southern development successes: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to coordinate their efforts to scale up Southern development successes, share them widely through enhanced cooperation, build a strong recovery and achieve the SDGs by 2030.
‘No hope’ of achieving climate, dev goals, without youth optimism: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said without harnessing the energy, tech savvy and optimism of young people, the world has no hope of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Paris Agreement on climate change.
UN chief welcomes Israel-UAE agreement
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hoping that it will create an opportunity for the leaders of the two countries to establish diplomatic ties.