UN Chief
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Top EU diplomat deplores Israel’s remarks against UN chief
London, IRNA –EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has expressed regret over the accusations leveled by the Zionist regime against the UN Secretary General and said he backs Antonio Guterres’ efforts to achieve peace.
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UN chief: High time for Gaza truce, cessation of hostilities in Lebanon
New York, IRNA – UN Secretary General António Guterres has said that it is high time for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, warning that “the raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno”.
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UN chief urges easing Hezbollah-Israel tensions
Tehran, IRNA - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in a message, has called for the reduction of tensions between Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement and the Zionist regime.
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UN chief accuses Zionist regime of spreading misinformation
Tehran, IRNA - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused the Israeli government of spreading misinformation about him during the eight-month-long war between the Zionist regime and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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UN chief expresses solidarity with Muslims on Eid al-Adha
Tehran, IRNA- Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, while congratulating Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice, expressed solidarity with people around the world who cannot celebrate the occasion with their loved ones due to continuous war and conflicts.
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UN chief concerned about reports of Iranian president’s copter crash
New York, IRNA – United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has expressed concern about reports of a helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage.
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UN chief: We don’t have power to stop Gaza war
Tehran, IRNA -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the world body does not have the power to stop the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza, calling on those “who have the power to stop it to do it”.
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UN must act to prevent aggression on Gaza’s Rafah: Iran FM
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called on the United Nations to act quickly to prevent potential aggression by the Israeli regime on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where more than a million Palestinians have sought shelter from Israel’s genocidal invasion of other parts of the enclave.
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UN chief to meet major UNRWA donors amid funding row
New York, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet and discuss with the main donors of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees amid the financial crisis caused by the suspension of funding by some Western countries over Israel's accusations against some of the agency's staff.
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VP criticizes ‘unfair’ UNSC veto mechanism
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s First Vice-president Mohammad Mokhber has criticized the veto power existing in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling it an unfair mechanism that weakens the UN position.
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Iran to use all mechanisms to ensure accountability for Kerman attacks’ perpetrators: Envoy
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani has said that his country is committed to using all available mechanisms to ensure accountability for the perpetrators and their accomplices in the Kerman attacks which he called a heinous terrorist act and appalling crime.
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Global condemnations pouring in following terror attacks in Kerman
Tehran, IRNA – Condemnations have been pouring in following the Wednesday terrorist attack in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman where dozens of people lost their lives. The United Nations, the European Union and a growing number of countries have denounced the attack, expressing sympathy with the Iranian nation.
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UN chief: Existing challenges of reviving JCPOA complicated
New York, IRNA – The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that existing challenges of reviving the Iran nuclear deal are complicated, yet the agreement remains the best option to ensure the peaceful nature of the country’s nuclear program.
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UN chief calls for Security Council action to avert Gaza humanitarian catastrophe
Tehran, IRNA – The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has invoked a rarely used article of the UN Charter, calling on the Security Council to help “avert a humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.
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UN Chief calls for effective int’l cooperation, more compassionate approach to migration
Tehran, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on International Migration Day, 18 December 2021, called for more effective international cooperation and a more compassionate approach to migration.
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UN Chief calls for girls' equal access to science, technology
Tehran, April 22, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message marking International Girls in ICT Day, 22 April, called for equal access for young women and girls to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Pandemic disruption to learning; opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education: UN Chief
Tehran, Jan 24, IRNA --- UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the resilience of students, teachers and families in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic that, at its peak, forced almost every school, institute and university to close its doors.
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UN Sec-Gen vows to help strengthen epidemic preparedness after COVID-19
Tehran, Dec 27, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message for the first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, December 27, said the UN system, including the World Health Organization, is strongly committed to supporting Governments and all partners in strengthening epidemic preparedness.
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UN chief urges all countries to have trade exchange with Iran conforming to Res 2231
New York, Dec 19, IRNA - Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on all member states to preserve the July 2015 nuclear deal and engage "in trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran in accordance with resolution 2231 (2015)."
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UN Chief: Effective response to COVID-19 must be based on solidarity, coop
Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2020, said an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be based on solidarity and cooperation.
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End corruption, bribery for a more just and equal world: UN Chief
Tehran, Dec 8, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on Interntional Anti-Corruption Day, December 9, 2020, urged all governments, businesses, civil society and stakeholders to end corruption and bribery for a more just and equal world.
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Inclusive, accessible, sustainable post-COVID19 world for 1 billion disabled persons
Tehran, Dec 3, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2020, called for an inclusive, accessible, and sustainable post-COVID-19 world for one billion persons living with disabilities.
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Strengthening disaster risk governance should help build resilience to hazards: UN Chief
Tehran, Nov 4, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Tsunami Awareness Day, 5 November 2020, said strengthening disaster risk governance should help build our resilience to all hazards, natural and man-made.
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UN Chief calls for a free press that can play its essential role in peace, justice
Tehran, Nov 2, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 2 November 2020, reiterated his call for a free press that can play its essential role in peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights.
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Colossal challenges can be overcome with global solidarity, cooperation: Guterres
Tehran, Oct 24, IRNA – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his message on the United Nations Day, marked on October 24 that the "colossal challenges" facing the world -- from COVID-19 to climate emergency -- can be overcome with global solidarity and cooperation.
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Building Rural Women’s Resilience in Wake of Covid-19: UN chief
Tehran, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October 2020, called for building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19.
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Bad situations ‘only get worse’ without disaster risk governance: UN chief
Tehran, Oct 13, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2020, said good disaster risk governance means acting on science and evidence.
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UN Chief marks Mental Health Day, deplores one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds
Tehran, Oct 10, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2020, while announcing that nearly one billion people live with a mental disorder around the world, said every 40 seconds, someone dies from suicide.
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Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanization for people and planet: UN Chief
Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World Habitat Day, 5 October 2020, called for urgent action to provide low-income families and vulnerable populations with affordable housing with security of tenure and easy access to water, sanitation, transport, and other basic services.
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UN Chief calls for global ceasefire
Tehran, Oct 2, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day of Non-Violence, 2 October 2020, called for ceasefire to focus on COVID-19.