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UN chief pledges to defeat Covid-19, rebuild fairer world

NEW YORK: United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres pledged on Saturday night that all human beings should unite as one to combat the common enemy of coronavirus and rebuild a fairer world, reported Xinhua news agency. “Together, we will defeat this virus and rebuild a fairer world — as united global citizens and united nations,” the UN […]

UN chief says not time now to stop funding for WHO

MOSCOW: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, after US President Donald Trump’s statement on the suspension of funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO), that it was not the right time now to do so, reported Sputnik news agency. Trump said Tuesday evening that he had instructed his administration to stop US funding for the […]