Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

Marking six months of war since the “abhorrent” Hamas-led terror attacks of 7 October, António Guterres told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York that nothing could justify the horror unleashed by Palestinian militants that day.  “I once again utterly condemn the use of sexual violence, torture injuring and kidnapping of civilians, the firing of…

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World News in Brief: Aid worker deaths ‘inevitable result’ of Gaza war tactics, ‘waste trafficking’ update, Malawi drought

World News in Brief: Aid worker deaths ‘inevitable result’ of Gaza war tactics, ‘waste trafficking’ update, Malawi drought

António Guterres was addressing a UN General Assembly meeting on the topic of “human security”, which he described as a useful framework that could promote “bold, decisive, collective action” amid growing turbulence worldwide. He said civilians in Gaza “have no security at all” in the face of relentless Israeli attacks, adding that Israelis themselves “feel…

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the tactics of rich countries against poor countries

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the tactics of rich countries against poor countries

File photo UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the tactics of rich countries against poor countries. Addressing a conference of 46 least developed countries in Qatar, Antonio Guterres said that rich countries and energy companies are harassing poor countries with interest rates and fuel surcharges. The Secretary General of the United Nations said that…

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