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611Non classéAntónio Guterres: OPED on the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
We live in worrying times. The climate crisis, stark inequalities, bloody conflicts and human rights abuses, and the personal and economic devastation...
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723WorldSecretary-General appoints Stephanie Williams of the United States as Special Adviser on Libya
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Stephanie Williams of the United States as his Special Adviser on Libya....
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554WorldUN headquarters on lockdown after armed man seen outside
Diplomats and workers at the UN headquarters in New York were ordered to remain in place Thursday after an armed man was...
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368WorldU.N. envoy to Libya envoy Jan Kubis resigns
The UN special envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis of Slovakia, has quit less than a year after taking on the role, diplomatic...
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UN Secretary-General’s statement on five million Covid-19 fatalities
Today, the human family crosses a painful new threshold — five million lives lost to COVID-19. These are not numbers on a...
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393WorldUN: G20 should do more to prevent climate disaster
Leaders of wealthy nations need to do more to help poorer countries deal with the climate disaster the world is heading towards,...
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1.6KWorldThe Glasgow Climate Test By António Guterres
The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. World leaders will soon be put to the test at the UN Climate...
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314WorldUN calls for urgent action against climate change
The United Nations (UN) called on Tuesday on its members to take urgent action against climate change and avoid the predicted rise...
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576SocietyTunisia-Tunisia observes United Nations Day under theme “building back together for peace and prosperity”
Tunisia observes Sunday, October 24, like many countries, the “United Nations Day”, placed this year under the theme “building back together for...
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UN Day 2021 – UN Secretary-General Message (24 October 2021)
Seventy-six years ago, the United Nations was created as a vehicle of hope for a world emerging from the shadow of catastrophic...
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549WorldThe Tragedy of Children Recruited and Used in Armed Conflict Must Stop
By Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Rob Williams, CEO, War Child UK Guy...
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622WorldLiu Zhenmin: Sustainable transport – our ticket to a better world
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs: n early 2020, as economies and societies the world...
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393SocietyThe United Nations joins Expo 2020 in Dubai for six months of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”
After years of preparations and engagement, and a postponement of one full year due to COVID-19, Expo 2020 will open its doors...
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UN Secretary-General calls for accelerated action on jobs and social protection to avoid an uneven global recovery and prevent future crises
Investing in job-rich growth, social protection and a just transition to a net-zero emissions future, particularly in low -and middle-income countries, could...
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568PoliticsTunisia-FM Jerandi tells UN General Assembly that country’s political crisis caused by rival parties’ infighting
Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi maintained on Monday that his country is determined to continue on the path to “genuine democracy” and live...
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631PoliticsTunisia- UN calls on for comprehensive dialogue
The UN called on Tunisian political parties yesterday to begin an inclusive, comprehensive dialogue to resolve the country’s issues. “The United Nations...
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735WorldUN issues new death toll in decade-old Syria war, says 350,000 is an ‘undercount’
At least 350,209 people have been killed in the decade-old war in Syria, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday...
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OUR COMMON AGENDA Report by the UN Secretary-General
We are at an inflection point in history. In our biggest shared test since the Second World War, humanity faces a stark and urgent choice: a breakdown or a breakthrough. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is upending our world, threatening our health, destroying economies and livelihoods and deepening poverty and inequalities. Conflicts continue to rage and worsen....
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707SocietyThe future of the UN: Time to think big, urges Guterres
Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World...
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593WorldUN warns of possible war crimes as Taliban advances in Afghanistan
The UN human rights chief Tuesday urged an end to the Taliban offensive on Afghan cities and said her office was receiving...
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1.4KWorldWorld is likely to hit 1.5C warming limit within 20 years
The United Nations panel on climate change told the world on Monday that global warming was dangerously close to being out of...
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530PoliticsTunisia-FM Othmen Jerandi speaks UN Chief for Political, Peacebuilding Affairs
Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi declared in a tweet that he had a friendly telephone conversation with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding...
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530PoliticsTunisia-UN, Arab League urge restraint in Tunisia
The United Nations called on all parties in Tunisia “to exercise restraint, refrain from violence and ensure that the situation remains calm”,...
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499WorldOP-ED BY THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL : “THE G20 FACES THREE BIG TESTS”
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about global solidarity. Unfortunately, words by themselves will not end the...
