UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Sindh and Balochistan on Saturday. He described the devastation caused by the floods as “unimaginable”. The UN’s assistance is “a drop in the ocean” compared to what is needed, he said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the devastation caused by the unprecedented floods as “unimaginable.” as he visited the … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, United States – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a direct, impassioned plea Wednesday to Vladimir Putin to stop “in the name of humanity” the Russian military assault on Ukraine. Speaking after an emergency Security Council session, which coincided with the Russian president’s announcement of military operations against Ukraine, a clearly emotional Guterres said … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union (AU) on Sunday called on all actors to the conflict in Northern Ethiopia to find a lasting political solution as it reiterated its call for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire.” AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AU-PAPS), Bankole Adeoye, told reporters on Sunday that immediate and unconditional … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the injection of liquidity to keep the Afghan economy afloat. In addition to humanitarian aid, the international community needs to act to prevent the economic collapse of Afghanistan, he told reporters. Even before the Taliban takeover in August, Afghanistan’s fragile economy, which has been kept … Read more
