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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
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UN chief alarmed by reports of excessive use of force by security forces against students in Bangladesh

“The Secretary-General is concerned about reported mass arrests of thousands of young people and political opposition in connection with the current student movement,” the UN chief’s spokesperson...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference at the United Nations complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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UN chief says 'scattered measures' for Gaza aid not enough

UN chief urges EU to avoid 'double standards' over Gaza and Ukraine
Hamas-Israel war

UN chief urges EU to avoid 'double standards' over Gaza and Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Albania's Foreign Minister Igli Hasani attend a meeting on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at UN headquarters in New York, US, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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UN chief alleges violations of law in Gaza, angering Israel

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 19 September 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File photo
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UN chief urges world not to yield to 'naked greed' of fossil fuel interests

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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UN chief puts spotlight on 'movers,' excludes US, China at climate summit

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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Davos 2023: UN chief urges 'credible' net-zero pledges or risk greenwashing

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'Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,' warns UN chief

UN chief calls for urgent global action on poverty eradication
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UN chief calls for urgent global action on poverty eradication

File photo of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: Collected
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UN chief warns education becoming 'great divider'

Volker Turk. Photo: Hindustan Times
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Austria's Volker Turk set to become next UN human rights chief

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, center, observes a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. (AP)
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On Hiroshima Day, UN chief warns humanity ‘playing with loaded gun’

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres speaks during a courtesy visit to Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, Nigeria, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
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Ukraine, Russia production critical to restoring global food security, UN chief says