”Humanity cannot survive an Oppenheimer sequel“, warned the UN Secretary General on Monday, who once again warned about the risk of a “nuclear war” using as a reference the film that “brought to life the harsh reality of the nuclear apocalypse”. “We meet at a time when geopolitical tensions and mistrust have raised the risk […]
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“Poverty globally has a woman’s face,” remembers António Guterres
The secretary general of the UN, Antonio Guterresrecalled this Monday that “the poverty “They generally have the face of a woman.”while among those in charge of combating it there is an overwhelming male majority: 8 out of 10 finance ministers and more than 9 out of 10 central bank governors are men. Guterres thus drew […]
“Our world has entered an era of chaos,” warns UN chief
”The world has entered an era of chaos“, warned UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, denouncing the unprecedented divisions of the Security Council, unable to agree in the face of “terrible conflicts” that multiply on the planet. “There are governments that ignore and undermine the very principles of multilateralism, without being held accountable at […]
UN asks Israel to “avoid a humanitarian catastrophe”
The secretary general of the UNAntonio Guterres, called on Friday Israel to “avoid a humanitarian catastrophe,” after the Israeli army ordered more than a million people to evacuate northern Loop. ”The secretary general and his team have spent time on the phone. He is in constant contact with the Israeli authorities, urging them to avoid […]
UN chief: Libya is a reflection of the injustice in the world
The catastrophe of the Libyan city of Dernawhere thousands of people have died from floods, is a “sad snapshot” of a world stalked by injustice, warned this Tuesday the secretary general of the UNAntonio Guterres, at the opening of the 78th General Assembly in New York. “Derna is a sad snapshot of the state of […]
UN chief: “The world is failing developing nations”
The secretary general of United Nations, Antonio Guterreson Friday praised efforts to achieve a better agreement at the international level for the Global South, as he inaugurated in Havana a summit of the G77 group of developing nations China. The theme of the meetings is the scientific and technological gap between rich and poor countries, […]
UN asks the world to finance an urgent fund of US$ 1,000 million for Turkey
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterresasked the international community this Thursday to finance an urgent humanitarian fund of 1,000 million dollars in favor of Turkey after the earthquake it suffered and which left thousands of families in mourning. The urgent fund seeks to assist 5.2 million people in the next three months by […]
Guterres asks to investigate possible excesses against protesters in Peru
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterreswas shown this Wednesday “deeply shocked” by the number of deaths registered in the framework of the protests in Peru and asked the authorities for an independent and transparent investigation into the accusations of excessive use of force and human rights violations. Through his spokesman, Guterres said that […]
UN will follow changes in Twitter and considers regulating social networks
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterresassured this Monday that he is closely following the changes in Twitter and its impact, while considering that it is necessary to regulate social networks to guarantee that they act responsibly. “I believe that social media platforms have a particular responsibility to preserve press freedom and, at the […]
UN asks the G20 for urgent measures in the face of a developing world crisis
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterreswants the countries of the G20 take urgent action to contain the economic crisis in the developing world, which they say is being exacerbated by a “unfair global financial system”. This was stated by Guterres in a letter sent to the finance ministers and governors of the central […]