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UN chief calls for immediate halt to Libya fighting

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday appealed for an immediate halt to fighting in Libya, after strongman Khalifa Haftar’s forces claimed an airstrike on Tripoli’s only functioning airport. Thousands have fled violence in the capital city, according to the United Nations, since Haftar launched a surprise assault last […]

UN chief: Human rights are losing ground in the world

GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is denouncing a “groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance” and says human rights are losing ground in the world. The U.N. chief kicked off the high-level segment of the Human Rights Council by expressing alarm at “shrinking civic space,” with journalists and […]

India, Pak should engage in ‘meaningful dialogue’ to resolve their issues: UN chief

United Nations :  United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday hoped that India and Pakistan will engage in a “meaningful dialogue” to resolve their issues. The UN chief, speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, also said he has been offering his “good offices in […]

Equality means ending global pandemic’ of violence against women: UN chief

United Nations :  The world cannot pride itself on being fair and equal until women and girls can live free of fear, violence and insecurity, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said. Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said at a special event here […]

UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps

open view web desk UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to Bangladesh’s refugee camps and called for Myanmar to be held responsible for “crimes” against the Rohingya. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a […]

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