Archiv: Antonio Guterres
New United Nations Strategy Aims at Countering Viral Hatred, COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories, Secretary-General Says, Urging World to Unite against Virus
(14.04.2020)
„As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic — the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War — we are also seeing another epidemic, a dangerous epidemic of misinformation. Around the world, people are scared. They want to know what to do and where to turn for advice.“
WHO and UN launch drive to accelerate vaccine development
As the deaths caused by the coronavirus passed 190,000 at the global level and the number of cases crossed the 2.7 million threshold (Johns Hopkins University data updated Friday), a „historic collaboration“ was launched to accelerate the arrival of a vaccine.
Secretary-General’s remarks at the launch of the Statement of Commitment and Call for Support for the Global Collaboration to Accelerate the Development, Production and Equitable Access to New COVID-19 Tools [as delivered]
This launch brings together world leaders, the private sector, scientific and humanitarian actors and other partners to promote health, keep the world safe and advance the public good.
Human health is the quintessential global public good.
And today, we face a global public enemy like no other.
‘This terrible situation cannot be allowed to continue’, Guterres tells world leaders at major Libya summit
Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by thousands of civilians, as conflict in the North African country grows deeper and more destructive
Statement attibutable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General – on events in the Gulf
In a statement issued on Friday morning, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, said that …
Saudi Arabia oil attacks: UN ‚unable to confirm Iranian involvement‘
„At this time, [the UN] is unable to independently corroborate that the cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles used in these attacks are of Iranian origin,“ Mr Guterres wrote in the report, seen by Reuters and AFP news agencies.
UN rejects Venezuela’s Guaido, will only cooperate with recognized government of Maduro
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has rejected an aid request by Venezuela’s self-proclaimed “interim president” Juan Guaido, stressing that the body only cooperates with the country’s recognized government led by President Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela: Krisentreffen der Karibischen Gemeinschaft (CARICOM) mit Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen
Am heutigen Montag, dem 28.1.2019, kommt es zu einer Notfallsitzung mit fünf Vertretern von Mitgliedsländern der Karibischen Gemeinschaft wegen der aktuellen Situation um Venezuela im U.N.O.-Hauptquartier in New York in den U.S.A. mit U.N.O.-Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres.
Koreas beantragen Verteilung der Panmunjom-Erklärung als UN-Dokument
Der südkoreanische Botschafter bei den Vereinten Nationen Cho Tae-yul und Pjöngjangs amtierender Vertreter bei den UN Kim In-ryong sandten am Donnerstag ein Schreiben an Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres, in dem sie um eine Aushändigung des Dokuments in der Vollversammlung und im Sicherheitsrat baten.
Beide Teilstaaten wollen damit offenbar ihre Entschlossenheit demonstrieren, die Panmunjom-Erklärung umzusetzen und um internationale Unterstützung hierfür werben.
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States of America
The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the Summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States as an important milestone in the advancement of sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
As the Secretary-General noted in letters to both leaders before the Summit, the road ahead requires cooperation, compromise and a common cause. Implementing today’s and previous agreements reached, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, will require patience and support from the global community.
Deeply concerned by cancellation of meeting between President of the US and leader of the DPRK. I urge the parties to continue dialogue to find a path towards the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Launch of my Disarmament Agenda today:
UN promotes positive use of artificial intelligence for all
„The inaugural 2017 summit sparked inclusive global dialogue on the potential of AI to act as a force for good,“ said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. „The action-oriented 2018 summit will now harness this momentum to identify practical applications of AI to improve the quality and sustainability of life on our planet.“
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his video message, „I commend the ITU for the critical role it plays in narrowing the digital divide and connecting people wherever they are, whatever their means. As we look to an increasingly digital future, I welcome your focus on exploring how artificial intelligence can accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.“
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council upset by non-implementation of Mideast resolution
“The Security Council must stand behind its resolutions and ensure they have meaning; otherwise, we risk undermining the credibility of the international system,” wrote Bolivia, China, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, France, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru and Sweden in the letter seen by Reuters.
Rede von Xi gewinnt hohe Anerkennung der Weltführungen in Boao
(11.4.2018) Der Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen, António Guterres, sagte, dass man in den letzten vier Jahrzehnten nicht nur Veränderungen in China, sondern auch bei dessen aktiven Beziehungen mit der Welt gesehen habe.
Die „Gürtel und Straße”-Initiative, sagte er, „kann entscheidend zu einer faireren, friedlichen und wohlhabenden Welt beitragen.”