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UN chief visits flood-hit Pakistan, appeals for ‘massive’ help

Antonio Guterres makes the appeal as record floods kill nearly 1,400 people and render more than one million homeless.

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U.N. chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.

WEKU

UN Chief in Pakistan to Boost Flood Aid for Devastated Millions

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global support for a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. A third of the country is under water -- an area the size of the United Kingdom -- following record rains brought by what…

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Biden, Trump, Putin, Musk Offer Condolences And Pay Tributes To Queen Elizabeth: 'Legacy Will Loom Large'

Condolences and tributes from across the globe poured in after the longest reigning Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.

Benzinga

UN chief calls for 'massive' help as Pakistan puts flood losses at $30 billion

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for "massive" international support for flood-ravaged Pakistan while visiting the country on Friday, while Islamabad put the cost of flood-related damage at $30 billion.

Reuters

UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country to see flood damage

The Independent UK

UN approves Austria’s Volker Turk as new human rights chief

Turk’s immediate challenge is to follow up on previous UN rights chief’s report on abuse of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang.

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Pakistani PM: World should ramp up climate change fight

Pakistan’s prime minister is urging the world to step up the fight against climate change as a way to avoid more deadly flooding

The Independent UK

Record rains in Pakistan damage Mohenjo Daro archaeological site

At least 1,400mm of rain fell on the UNESCO World Heritage site in the second week of August.

Al Jazeera

Austrian diplomat tipped to head sensitive UN rights office

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abuses against Muslim minorities

The Independent UK

Austria's Turk appointed U.N. human rights chief

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved the appointment of Austria's Volker Turk as the next U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Reuters

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Sparks Questions About Renegotiating Nuclear Arms Treaties

Will Biden make a move to renegotiate nuclear arms treaties amid the tension in Russia and Ukraine?

Zenger

Russia gives up key northeast towns as Ukrainian forces advance

Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden collapse of one of the war's principal front lines after Ukrainian forces made a rapid advance.

Reuters

U.N. chief urges Russia, Ukraine to demilitarize nuclear power plant

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to agree a demilitarized perimeter around the Russian-held Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

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In flood-stricken Pakistan, rains damage archeological site

Pakistan's unprecedented monsoon season and flooding have killed hundreds of people and made thousands homeless

Reuters

New U.N. Libya envoy is Senegal's Bathily - statement

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Senegalese diplomat and former government minister Abdoulaye Bathily as his Libya envoy, the U.N. Libya mission said in a statement on Saturday.

The Independent UK

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Former Kyrgyzstan President Named UN Envoy to Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN's new special representative for Afghanistan, his office announced Friday. Otunbayeva became interim president of Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 after a bloody uprising forced then-leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev into exile. She relinquished power the following year after…

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Russia Says US Yet to Issue Visas for Delegation to UN Summit

Russia has expressed "alarm" to the UN's secretary-general that the US has yet to issue visas for its delegation to attend a General Assembly session later this month, according to a letter seen Friday by AFP. "None of the 56 Russian representatives from the main team and advance group have…

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UN Chief Appoints Senegal's Bathily to Head UN Libya Mission

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment Friday of former Senegalese minister and UN diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily to be the new UN envoy to Libya after the Security Council gave its approval, ending a nine-month search amid increasing chaos in the oil-rich north African nation. Libya’s transitional government, which opposed Bathily’s…

Reuters

U.N. chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as Afghanistan envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new special envoy for Afghanistan.

Reuters

Russia says no U.S. visas yet for Lavrov visit to United Nations

Russia has asked for 56 visas from the United States to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his delegation to travel to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month, but so far has received none.

The Independent UK

UN chief says North Korea has increased repression of rights

The U.N. chief says in a new report that North Korea has increased its repression of the rights and freedoms of its people and the U.N. Security Council should consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

France: UN will approve Senegal's Bathily as Libya UN envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has nominated Abdoulaye Bathily to be the new U.N. envoy to Libya

Al Jazeera

UN head hopes China will ‘take on board’ Xinjiang recommendations

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesman says he was ‘concerned’ by what he read in the damning report.

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