Search results for "Antonio Guterres"
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A divided world procrastinates but climate change waits for none
Even if the international community meets the 2015 Paris Agreement goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the temperature of the planet will shoot up by 3.2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, a recent UN Environment Program...Dec 16, 2019 784 0 -
UN says no alternative to two-state solution as world expresses support for Palestinians
Amid growing concerns over expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territories, the United Nations has expressed their support for their unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty....Dec 1, 2019 680 0 -
World needs multilateralism to address root causes of conflicts
With a stark warning that the world may be heading for “great fracture” in the face of dysfunctional relations between major powers, UN Chief Antonio Guterres is prescribing multilateralism as the only way to save the...Nov 12, 2019 757 0 -
Alarming rise in killings of journalists; UN reminds societies of the price
Journalists in many countries are working in hostile environments with increasing fatal attacks but 90 percent of the killers of media persons are not convicted, a new UNESCO report says citing last 12 years records. The report...Nov 3, 2019 727 0 -
UN expresses concern as India formally annexes disputed Kashmir region
Hours after New Delhi officially took over the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region following its August 5 revocation of the regional autonomy, the United Nations Secretary General reiterated the world body’s concern over the precarious situation....Oct 31, 2019 661 0 -
New report warns climate change is harder and faster than predicted
In yet another blaring call scientists have reported in their latest report on climate change that over the last several years all signs including sea-level rise, planetary warming, shrinking ice sheets and carbon pollution have accelerated....Sep 23, 2019 1056 0 -
Amnesty International launches #LetKashmirSpeak campaign a month into Indian clampdown
Amnesty International India has launched a global campaign #LetKashmirSpeak asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government to end the ‘draconian communication blackout” imposed in a strict military clampdown on millions of people in the disputed Kashmir...Sep 5, 2019 1036 0 -
UN chief calls for Indian, Pakistani steps to ratchet down Kashmir tensions
With no end in sight to the Kashmir imbroglio, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for India and Pakistan to steps to defuse tensions. “We obviously continue to follow the situation very closely in Jammu and...Aug 27, 2019 619 0 -
UN Secretary General raises Kashmir issue with Modi; urges restraint
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the festering Kashmir imbroglio with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting in France, reaffirming the world body’s position which expresses concern and urges restraint in the disputed territory. The...Aug 26, 2019 880 1 -
UN sticks to its Kashmir position; Secretary General says no steps be taken to affect Jammu Kashmir status
Voicing concern over deteriorating situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir following New Delhi’s annexation of the disputed territory, UN Secretary General has said the world body’s position on the settlement of dispute is governed by its...Aug 8, 2019 692 0