Tag: Antonio Guterres
Never allow, nor let others to ever forget, deny or distort...
By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has urged good spirited people in the world...
UNGA: ‘1.2 billion people live in poverty’
Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline,...
UN chief calls for reopening of girls’ schools in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD- Marking the second anniversary of the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the ruling...
Coups only make crises worse- UN chief
NEW YORK- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said coups only make crises worse, emphasising the need for durable governace and the rule of law.
Guterres...
UN chief condemns coup in Gabon
NEW YORK- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has firmly condemned the ongoing coup attempt as a means to resolve the post-electoral crisis in Gabon.
UN Spokesperson Stephanie...
UN chief frowns at arrest of observers in Zimbabwe’s election
NEW YORK- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern about the arrest of observers, reports of voter intimidation, threats of violence, harassment and...
UN chief ‘very concerned’ about Nigerien president’s detention conditions – Spokesperson
MOSCOW- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “very concerned” about the living conditions and safety of detained Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and his...
UN chief welcomes reopening of Syrian border crossing for aid delivery
UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had on Tuesday, welcomed the reopening of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing for aid delivery into northwest Syria.
The...
UN chief hails Colombia peace process with ELN
UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the new phase of the peace process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN),...
President Tinubu hosts ECOWAS Special meeting on Niger
ABUJA- Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, will host a special meeting of the regional leaders on...
UN chief pays tribute to Mandela, extols his legacies
LAGOS- UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has described late Nelson Mandela as a colossus of courage, conviction and a leader of immense achievement and...
UN Chief calls for firm stand against rising intolerance
UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday called on the international community to take a firm stand against rising intolerance as the world...
78m children don’t go to school at all, says UN chief
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- UN Secretary-General António Guterres says 78 million girls and boys around the world “don’t go to school at all” because...
Guterres condemns attack on UN’s helicopter in DR Congo
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the attack against a helicopter of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission...
UN condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and other top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in...
Guterres appoints Nigerian Balogun-Alexander UN Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of Ms Olufunmilayo Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria as United Nations...
UN chief hails Obasanjo for facilitating peace agreement between Ethiopia, TPLF
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union Mediator, for facilitating the...
UN chief condemns attack on Ukraine’s nuclear power station
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the recent attack on a nuclear power station in southern Ukraine, noting that any attack on nuclear plants...
Nelson Mandela was a healer, mentor to generations, says UN Chief
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has hailed late Nelson Mandela, the first black President of Post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice...
UN Secretary-General in Maiduguri, visits rehabilitation centre, IDP camp
By YAKUBU UBA
Maiduguri- The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Nigeria on Tuesday in Maiduguri, visited a rehabilitation centre for victims...