Tag: António Guterres
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UN chief, António Guterres appoints Nigerian Gbenga Sesan on Internet Governance Forum
UN Secretary General António Guterres has appointed a Nigerian social entrepreneur, Gbenga Sesan to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. The UN chief also appointed nine other high-level and eminent persons to serve on the IGF Panel for two-year term during the 2022 to 2023 IGF cycles. Spokesman for the Secretary-General,…
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UN Chief Guterres congratulates Kenya on peaceful elections
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting during the general elections on August 9. Mr Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General said this at a news conference on Thursday at UN headquarters in New York. “He trusts that all political stakeholders and the Kenyan people will continue to…
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Hiroshima bombing @77: UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday called for global nuclear disarmament, saying it is totally unacceptable for states in possession of nuclear weapons to admit the possibility of a nuclear war. Guterres said this in Japan at a Peace Memorial Ceremony, marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. “Nuclear weapons are…
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Nelson Mandela was a healer, mentor to generations – UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has hailed the late Nelson Mandela, the first black President of Post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon for the outstanding legacy he left after his demise. Guterres described Mandela as a healer and mentor to generations, in a video message to mark Mandela International Day, commemorated on July 18 annually.…
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Antonio Guterres condemns attack on peacekeeper in Mali
UN Secretary-General con Sunday strongly condemned an attack in Kidal, a city in northern Mali, against a convoy of UN peacekeepers that claimed the life of a blue helmet. The Guinean peacekeeper was killed by an improvised explosive device, which detonated during a UN Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) mine detection operation.
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Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that while the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over particularly in Africa as they exploit power vacuums. Guterres said this while addressing the latest meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, which brings together UN agencies, Member States and other…
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UN now recognises the Republic of Turkey as “Turkiye” – Spokesperson
The United Nations has approved the change of name request from the Republic of Turkey which now wants to be known and addressed as “Türkiye”, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has confirmed. Dujarric said the country’s name change became effective from the moment the letter was received. The government had been pushing for the country to…
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United Nations’ Guterres: Chief servant of many masters – By Owei Lakemfa
The tours through Europe and Africa from April 26, 2022, by Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, raised once again the powers, importance and relevance of the world body.
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UN Chief visits rehabilitation centre, IDP camp in Maiduguri
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Nigeria on Tuesday in Maiduguri, visited a rehabilitation centre for victims of Boko-Haram and an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp. During the visits Gutteres, who showed concern over the plight of the affected persons, expressed UN commitment to continue to support measures to ameliorate…
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WPFD: UN chief laments increasing “politicisation” of media
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said journalists and media workers are facing increasing “politicisation” of their work and threats to their freedom for simply doing their jobs. Guterres said this in his message to mark World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday. The World Press Freedom Day is annually observed on May 3, to inform…