The global health organisation said this in a report: ‘Coming of age: Adolescent health’ to mark the World Mental Health Day commemorated on Wednesday.
Browsing: Antonio Guterres
Buhari spoke on Monday evening at the declaration of Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace at the UN headquarters in New York in commemoration of the centenary celebration of the late anti-apartheid icon.
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called on countries of the world to build on Nelson Mandela’s legacy, as the UN honoured the late South African leader at a peace summit on Monday.
NAN reports that the Nigerian leader was initially placed as the number 20 on the list of the speakers out of the 193 world leaders that would address the Assembly.
China is still determined to reform and wants to work with all parties to build an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, reiterating Beijing’s message amid a bitter trade war with Washington.
During a wreath-laying ceremony in New York, Guterres led staff members in paying respects to Annan, whom they described as the embodiment of the intergovernmental organisation that worked to improve the lives of men and women worldwide.
Guterres, in a statement by his Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, condemned the killing of dozens of people in violence in Borno by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
World leaders on Monday sent a message of condolence to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, over the passing of former UN chief, Kofi Annan.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio António Guterres, on Saturday described late former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, as an epitome of the United Nations.
The current UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, paid glowing tributes to the former Secretary-General, who headed the intergovernmental organisation from 1997 to 2006.
“We feel a wind blowing in the direction of peace,” he said, referring to recent developments such as the historic visit by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister to rival and neighbour Eritrea, as well as peace talks on South Sudan, where conflict has raged since 2013.
Guterres, who made the appeal in Addis Ababa at the Second Annual UN-African Union Conference, said African resources should remain in Africa to support the development of the continent.
Guterres, in a message on the Day, said the International Day of Parliamentarianism, a new UN observance, recognised the pivotal role played by parliaments
It, therefore, called for deliberate action to end the conflicts.
This was contained in a statement issued by “Implementing today’s and previous agreements reached, in accordance with relevant security council resolutions, will require patience and support from the global community,” the council spokesman, Stephen Dujarric, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Guterres, who stated this in his message for World Environment Day, marked on June 5, said the world was being “swamped” by harmful plastic waste.
The UN said: “Despite being curable and treatable, TB kills more than 1.6 million people every year and only about half the cases are diagnosed properly. “The disease also takes an enormous financial toll on economies: it is estimated that TB will cost about one trillion dollars by 2030.”
Guterres paid tribute to the peacekeepers at the commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2018 at the UN Headquarters in New York, US
The medal is an acknowledgement of the contribution of Nigeria to UN Peacekeeping Operations to ensure global peace and security
A statement by Kwara State University Malete, where he is the Chancellor said that Gambari’s appointment letter, dated May 11, was signed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad AI Hussein.