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Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by road, Guterres says

Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by road, Guterres says

THE only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet Gaza's humanitarian needs is by road and includes an exponential increase in commercial deliveries, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Speaking after meeting Egypt's president and foreign minister in Cairo, Guterres also warned of the impact the war in Gaza was having around the globe. "The daily assault on the human dignity of Palestinians is creating a crisis of credibility for the international community," he said. Guterres is visiting Egypt and Jordan as part of an annual Ramadan solidarity tour to Muslim countries and travelled on Saturday to Egypt's…
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UN chief says it’s time to reform Security Council, Bretton Woods

UN chief says it’s time to reform Security Council, Bretton Woods

SAKURA MURAKAMI U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that it was time to reform both the Security Council and Bretton Woods to align with the "realities of today's world". Speaking at a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Group of Seven summit meeting had been held, Guterres said both institutions reflected the power relations of 1945 and needed to be updated. "The global financial architecture became outdated, dysfunctional and unfair," he said. "In the face of the economic shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has failed to fulfil its core function as a global…
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World is on “verge of the abyss” – UN chief

World is on “verge of the abyss” – UN chief

EMMA FARGE and KATE ABNETT THE year 2020 was one of the three hottest years on record, marked by wildfires, droughts, floods and melting glaciers, a United Nations report said yesterday, prompting the U.N. Secretary-General to say the world stands "on the verge of the abyss". In a "double blow" to millions hit by the extreme climate events, lockdown restrictions linked to the global coronavirus pandemic also delayed crucial assistance in some regions, said the report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The 'State of the Global Climate' report confirms its preliminary findings, including on land and ocean temperatures, and…
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