Tag: Antonio Guterres
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Turkish diplomat and politician, Volkan Bozkir takes over from Nigeria’s Bande as UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday bowed out of office as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. He handed over the gavel to Turkish diplomat and politician, Volkan Bozkir, who will be steering the ship of the 75th session of the 193-member lawmaking body. The change ... -
UN chief reiterates call for total ban on nuclear weapons testing
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for a total ban on nuclear weapons testing. This came in a message to mark this year’s International Day Against Nuclear Tests observed on Aug. 29 annually. According to Guterres, this year’s commemoration comes 75 years after the first-ever nuclear test conducted by the United States in ... -
Federer now world’s highest-paid sports person, becomes first player from his sport to top the list – Forbes
Roger Federer is the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked soccer’s Lionel Messi off top spot, according to the annual Forbes list released on Friday. The Swiss tennis great, owner of a men’s record 20 Grand Slam singles titles, earned $106.3 million in the last 12 months, including $100 million via ... -
Trump cutting U.S. ties with WHO over coronavirus handling
The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organisation over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China. The move to quit the Geneva-based body, which the United States formally joined in 1948, comes amid growing ... -
WWII: 75 years after COVID-19 crisis brings new efforts to divide people, spread hatred – Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said divisions and hatred still existed globally, 75 years after the Second World War. Guterres stated this in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the conflict, which claimed millions of lives. He said the coronavirus pandemic was aggravating the situation, fuelling “new efforts ... -
Globally, 1bn PLWDs among hardest hit by COVID-19 – UN
The United Nations (UN) says one billion people living with disabilities worldwide have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, who disclosed this in a statement, added that the implementation of the basic rights of such persons had deteriorated in light of the health crisis. “The COVID-19 crisis ... -
COVID-19: Economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children this year
Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday. The world body also said in a risk report that nearly 369 million ... -
Lock down: UN calls for an end to violence in homes around the world, as domestic violence cases surge amid COVID-19
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” against women and girls amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a video message on Sunday evening, Guterres linked the development to economic and social pressures occasioned by stay-at-home orders imposed by governments in response to the pandemic. Peace is not just the ... -
UN describes Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 as remarkable
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York on Friday, Guterres singled out Nigeria as one of few developing countries that have “shown a remarkable capacity to respond. “I have to say that ... -
U.N calls for greater international cooperation to fight the pandemic
The United Nations warned of potentially “dire” long-term effects of the coronavirus outbreak on countries and the global economy and called for greater international cooperation to fight the pandemic. “COVID-19 is the greatest test that we have faced together since the formation of the United Nations,” said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he launched a ...
