Tag: Antonio Guterres
End death penalty now, UN chief urges member countries
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on member States to put an immediate end to sentencing criminals to death. Guterres, in a statement marking the 16th World Day Against Death Penalty, said progress made toward eliminating the death penalty had been ‘marred by setbacks’. He noted that hundreds of ...Three fallen Nigerian peacekeepers, others to be honoured by UN
On Tuesday, 29 May, the United Nations will commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Today, more than 96,000 uniformed personnel from 124 troop- and-police-contributing countries serve under the blue flag, alongside more than 15,000 international and national civilian staff and nearly 1,600 United Nations Volunteers. In his message to mark the Day, Secretary-General ...UN, EU call for ceasefire in Israeli-Palestine US embassy conflict, 52 dead
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the European Union (EU) to urge both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show restraint, as Gaza violence left scores of people dead on Monday. Associated Press placed the death toll at 52. UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement that Guterres’ call followed reports that dozens ...Nigeria’s Bola Adesola gets UN top job
Nigeria’s global profile has continued to soar as the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Ms Bola Adesola, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, to serve as Vice-Chair of the Board of the UN Global Compact. Also appointed with Adesola is Mr Paul Polman of the Netherlands, Chief Executive ...
