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United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the world body is launching a humanitarian appeal for $397 million for the people of earthquake-hit Syria. "This will cover a period of three months", Guterres told reporters,…

United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for concrete actions to improve global cooperation to address the world's current and future challenges. Briefing the UN General Assembly about his report "Our…

United Nations : India has paid its 2023 annual contribution of $30.54 million to the UN budget, according to a UN spokesperson. India was among the 43 countries on its "honour roll" so far for having paid their assessments to the budget,…

United Nations : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appealed for international aid to earthquake-devastated Syria and Turkey and said relief operations should be depoliticised. "Now is the hour to stand up for the people of…

United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to take decisive action to change course before it is too late to prevent a global meltdown from occurring. While presenting his priorities for the year to…

United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for urgent action to end female genital mutilation. "Some 4.2 million girls are at risk of being subjected to this act of gender-based violence during 2023 alone. We need…

United Nations : Warning that poverty and hunger are rising around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the G20 nations led by India to come up with a package offering investments and debt relief to nations of the…

United Nations :Data-driven tools and strategies must lead counter-terrorism efforts and be at the heart of building peace and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. "Data drives every aspect of economic, business and…

Davos : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a wide-ranging address that touched on the most critical issues of the time, on Wednesday urged leaders gathered for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to take urgent…

United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for preserving the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites and the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel issue. "I had the occasion to reaffirm that we must preserve the…