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As UN plans new counterterror office, Pakistan urges focus on root causes
The international community should focus on dealing with the root causes of terrorism, Pakistan said Wednesday after United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres unveiled a suggestion in the General Assembly to create a new, independent U.N. counterterrorism...Feb 23, 2017 1035 0 -
New UN Secretary General offers to broker Pakistan-India peace
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who assumed his functions as the world’s top diplomat this week, has offered to play role of an honest broker between Pakistan and India as the two South Asian nuclear powers face...Jan 7, 2017 1116 0 -
Carnage in Syria gaping hole in global conscience: UN Chief
Wounded children in Aleppo, File Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb report Aleppo, Syria via Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Friday said “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global...Dec 16, 2016 916 0 -
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed to be UN’s next Deputy Secretary General
UN Secretary-General-designate António Guterres, has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, as Deputy Secretary-General, replacing Jan Eliasson of Sweden, it was officially announced Thursday. The incoming secretary-general also appointed Brazilian diplomat, Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro...Dec 15, 2016 890 0 -
Women faced worst hardships in conflict-hit 2015
The year 2015 has been one of the worst in recent history for women and children.There seems to be no end to their travails in conflict-ridden regions and insurgency-hit countries. Women, belonging to both majority and...Dec 22, 2015 1098 0 -
July 2021 declared the hottest month in history
Wildfires, flooding and droughts point to climate change ...Read MoreAug 20, 2021 1125 0
