In March 2020, the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, had been forceful and very present at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, he seems out of the picture and unarmed in the face of the war unleashed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “He is very upset”confirmed to AFP a senior […]
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UN chief warns against world famine due to war in Ukraine
Updated on 03/14/2022 12:09 pm UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the repercussions of Russia’s war in Ukraine, which could result in “a hurricane of famine” in many countries. Halting agricultural production in Ukraine and Russia due to the conflict will hit “the poorest the hardest and sow seeds of political instability and unrest […]
UN chief calls for Russian soldiers to ‘return to barracks’
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Updated on 02/25/2022 07:58 pm UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for “soldiers to return to barracks” after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the end of the Security Council meeting where Russia vetoed the adoption of a condemnation resolution. “Soldiers must return to the barracks, leaders need to return to the path […]