United Nations, New York, USA, 01, February 2017 – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses journalists following his return to UN headquarters after attending a Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His briefing to the press touched on cooperation between the UN and the African Union; the situations in several African countries, including Mali and South Sudan; the situation in Syria; as well as protection of refugees and management of borders in the context of countering terrorism. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said recent measures to ban the entry of refugees and migrants from seven countries [Read More]
Jan 28, 2017
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United Nations, New York, USA, 27, January, 2017 – Nikki R. Haley, new United States Permanent Representative to the UN Presents Credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, January 27 2017. On her first day at the United Nations, United States Ambassador Nikki Haley said, “you’re going to see a change in the way we do business, it’s no longer about working harder it is about working smarter.” Haley said she is “thrilled to be at the UN” and that she and her staff have “hit the ground [Read More]
Jan 1, 2017
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by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 1 January 2017 – Antonio Guterres made his first statement as the new UN Secretary General on New Year’s Day. He urges everyone to join him in his New Year’s resolution, to “make 2017 a year for peace“. “On this New Year’s Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first. Let us make 2017 a year in which we all – citizens, governments, leaders – strive to overcome our differences,“ said Guterres in his first statement as [Read More]
