Antonio Guterres

Swiss exhibit catalogues draw of war, desire for peace
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Swiss exhibit catalogues draw of war, desire for peace

Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” and a 4,500-year-old peace treaty — the world’s oldest — represent opposite poles in the eternal human…
Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for mending ties with Eritrea
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Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for mending ties with Eritrea

Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his…
Ecuador indigenous group rejects talks, seeks to ‘radicalize’ protests
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Ecuador indigenous group rejects talks, seeks to ‘radicalize’ protests

A key Ecuadoran indigenous leader Thursday rejected talks with President Lenin Moreno and issued a call to “radicalize” protests over…
Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
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Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion

Thousands of civilians fled air strikes and shelling as Syria’s Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday,…
Turkish army launches push into Syria, air strikes hit border town
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Turkish army launches push into Syria, air strikes hit border town

AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes…
UN in the red, staff salaries at risk
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UN in the red, staff salaries at risk

The United Nations has an overall annual operating budget of several billion dollars, covering everything from humanitarian work to disarmament,…
Syrian Kurds criticize UN envoy over constitution committee
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Syrian Kurds criticize UN envoy over constitution committee

BEIRUT (AP) — An official with the main Kurdish-led force in Syria said Sunday the ethnic minority is not represented…
Time for large-scale Syria prisoner swaps, UN envoy says ahead of new talks
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Time for large-scale Syria prisoner swaps, UN envoy says ahead of new talks

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Syrian government and opposition should move forward on large-scale prisoner exchanges to build confidence ahead…
Constitutional committee is first step to peace: UN envoy
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Constitutional committee is first step to peace: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Syria said Tuesday the agreement to establish a committee to draft a…
Libya’s instability a focus of concern at UN: AP Explains
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Libya’s instability a focus of concern at UN: AP Explains

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj will be representing only part of the country when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly…
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