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Inclusive development 'best form of preventing conflict,' UN chief tells Central Asia summit

New York, June 10(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed the importance of partnership between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in achieving global development goals and combating some of on Friday's key threats to peace and security, such as terrorism. more

Welcoming progress in arms laydown in Colombia, UN chief reiterates support to peace process

New York, June 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that he has been “encouraged” by the progress in Colombian peace process and called ...

UN chief congratulates people of Lesotho on peaceful national elections

New York, June 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday congratulated the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the conclusion of a peaceful National ...

China's Liu Zhenmin named new head of UN Economic and Social Affairs Department

New York, June 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appointed Liu Zhenmin of China as the next Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social A ...

Record 'green' energy capacity added in 2016 as cost for renewables plunges – UN-backed report

New York, June 8(Just Earth News): The world is now adding more green energy capacity each year than it adds in new capacity from all fossil fuels combined, a United Nations-backed report ...

Sri Lanka: UN assists storm victims, seeks to contain diseases 'spiralling out of control'

New York, June 6(Just Earth News): In the aftermath of a devastating tropical storm in Sri Lanka, United Nations agencies are working to provide shelters and other emergency kits while seeki ...

UN chief Guterres meets with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders

New York, June 4(Just Earth News): Following a meeting with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced that they had agreed o ...

Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru, Poland elected to UN Security Council

New York, June 3(Just Earth News): In a single round of voting on Friday, the United Nations General Assembly elected Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland as non-perm ...

In final Security Council briefing, UN envoy hails Ivoirians for turning page on conflict to a peaceful future

New York, June 3(Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council for the final time as the United Nations mission in Côte d'Ivoire draws down, the UN envoy for the country thanked the Gov ...

UN chief appoints Jan Beagle of New Zealand as Under-Secretary-General for Management

New York, June 2(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appointed Jan Beagle of New Zealand as the new Under-Secretary-General for Management.