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UN: Guterres welcomes US decision to re-engage with Human Rights Council

"The United Nations looks forward to hearing the crucial voice of the United States across the Council's urgent work," the statement said

UN ready to assist in ongoing rescue efforts in Uttarakhand: Guterres

The United Nations stands ready to contribute to the ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in Uttarakhand if necessary, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said

United Nations kicks off selection process for next secretary-general

The UN is asking the 193 member states to submit candidates to be the world organisation's chief diplomat and operating officer

Myanmar coup: UN envoy calls for immediate release of detained leaders

In a first contact between the UN and Myanmar Army since generals seized power, the Secretary General's special envoy on Myanmar spoke with the deputy military chief and expressed strong condemnation

Will seek to unite world, reverse Myanmar coup: UN Chief Antonio Guterres

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged that the United Nations will do everything it can to unite the international community and create conditions for the military coup in Myanmar to be reversed

UN experts: Covid-19 pandemic upped extremist threats in conflicts

The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council circulated Thursday that the threat continued to rise in conflict zones in the last half of 2020

China: UN calls for Human Rights commission's visit to Xinjiang camps

A British media house report alleged systematic rape in so-called re-education camps

UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir receives Covid-19 vaccine

Bozkir was given a Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Javits Center in New York, said Brenden Varma, his spokesman

British FM says flexibility, compromise needed for Cyprus talks restart

Britain's foreign minister said Thursday that flexibility and compromise are key to making the most of a fresh United Nations bid to restart talks on resolving Cyprus' decades-old ethnic division.

Will do everything to mobilise global community to end coup in Myanmar: UN

Suu Kyi has been charged with illegally importing walkie-talkies, a move by which she can be detained until February 15

United Nations welcomes extension of New START treaty for five years

The spokesman expressed the hope that more countries that have nuclear weapons will join nuclear disarmament efforts

Freedom of expression fundamental right in India: UN spokesperson

Following the violence on January 26 in New Delhi, the Noida police booked Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) and others for sedition

There should be accountability for crimes like Daniel Pearl's murder: UN

Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, had visited Pakistan to report on Islamist militant networks in the country and on the links between ISI and al-Qaeda

Terming children foreign terrorist may lead to stigmatisation: India at UN

Naidu highlighted the recent trend in global terrorism wherein growing number of children are recruited and involved in terrorism-related activities

Worried about power of social media companies: UN chief Guterres

Guterres has said he is 'worried about the power of social media companies and issues such as the volume of information being gathered about people'

UN chief Guterres receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in New York

The UN chief said on Twitter that he was fortunate and grateful to get the shot, and urged the international community to ensure that vaccines become available to everyone on an equitable basis

UN chief Guterres sees 'hope' for Israel-Palestinian peace progress

Clearly referring to the former US administration without naming then president Donald Trump, the UN chief said "we were completely locked down in a situation in which there was no progress visible"

Guterres again offers 'good offices' to resolve India Pakistan conflicts

Guterres said that "unfortunately" the call he had made in 2019 for resolving the disputes between the South Asian neighbours is "the same that I can say today"

Carefully reviewing UN report on human rights situation in Sri Lanka: US

"We are carefully reviewing the significant report from" the UN Human Rights Council "on human rights in Sri Lanka," US State Department Spokesman Ned Price said

India's vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today: UN chief

"I believe that the manufacturing capability of India is the perfect asset that the world has immediately. I hope the world understands that it should be absolutely used," he said