Conversations on Vietnam Development
Dear Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,
Xin chào!
Thank you for your warm welcome.
It is an honour to be with all of you to mark Viet Nam’s 45th anniversary in the United Nations.
Today, we recognize more than a strong partnership – we celebrate a remarkable journey.
A story of transformation and hope written by the Vietnamese people.
Tiếp tục đọc “Secretary-General’s remarks at the 45th Anniversary of Viet Nam’s Membership in the United Nations [as delivered]”
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres put a spotlight on the global water crisis on World Water Day, saying Thursday that over 2 billion people lack access to safe water and more than 3 billion are affected by the scarcity of water.
The U.N. chief warned that by 2050, “at least one in four people will live in a country where the lack of fresh water will be chronic or recurrent.” Tiếp tục đọc “UN chief warns of widespread ills from global water crisis”
More than two billion people are compelled to drink unsafe water and more than 4.5 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services, according to a report of the High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW).
The HLPW handed over the outcome of the report on Thursday to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Senior Representative of the World Bank President at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. Tiếp tục đọc “40 percent of world’s people affected by water scarcity”
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for establishing “balance of power” in the Security Council to make the world body more “democratic”. Speaking at a ceremony on Friday at which Egypt took over the chairmanship of the G77 and China from Ecuador, the UN Secretary-General called for a more democratic UN, with power divided in a more balanced way and with more effective diversity in the regional representation at all its bodies. Tiếp tục đọc “UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for ‘balance of power’ in UN Security Council”
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United Nations chief expressed alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims in remarks before Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders from a Southeast Asian bloc that has refused to criticize her government over the crisis.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said late Monday that the unfolding humanitarian crisis can cause regional instability and radicalization. He met with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the sidelines of its summit in Manila.
“I cannot hide my deep concern with the dramatic movement of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh,” Guterres told the ASEAN leaders. Suu Kyi sat close to him but looked mostly at a wall screen showing the U.N. leader. Tiếp tục đọc “UN chief raises alarm over Rohingya in speech before Suu Kyi”
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Newsweek, Jose Manuel Ribeiro—AFP
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres exhorted Myanmar’s leaders to end the “nightmare” faced by Rohingya refugees fleeing an army campaign, after at least 19 people drowned with scores more feared dead when a boat carrying Rohingya families capsized off Bangladesh. Tiếp tục đọc “U.N. Chief Urges Myanmar to End ‘Nightmare’”
A member of the all-female Bangladeshi police unit, preparing to leave the UN mission in Haiti as it closes. A new UN compact with countries connected to a peacekeeping mission is being circulated for signature to help prevent sex abuse and exploitation. LOGAN ABASSI/MINUSTAH
Haunted by accumulating reports of sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls by United Nations peacekeepers and others attached to UN missions around the world, Secretary-General António Guterres is taking the bold, unprecedented step of asking all governments to sign a compact pledging to prevent and stop these violations. Tiếp tục đọc “UN Chief asks all nations to sign new pact protecting women”
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that by 2050 global demand for fresh water is projected to grow by more than 40 percent and at least a quarter of the world’s population will live in countries with a “chronic or recurrent” lack of clean water.
He told the Security Council that “strains on water access are already rising in all regions,” noting that three-quarters of the 193 U.N. member states share rivers or lake basins with their neighbors. Tiếp tục đọc “UN chief warns of serious clean water shortages by 2050”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres feels the decision is based on an “inaccurate perception” of the nature and importance of the work of the UNFPA. (Source: Reuters)UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced “deep regret” at the US’ decision to cut financial support for the United Nations Population Fund, saying the move could have “devastating effects” on the health of vulnerable women and girls around the world.
The UN chief said that cutting financial support for the UN Population Fund, formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), which is active in more than 150 countries and territories, is based on a misinterpretation of the agency’s work. Tiếp tục đọc “US funding cut to UNFPA may have devastating effects: UN chief Antonio Guterres”
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