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Billionaires take joyrides to space while millions starve, says UN chief Antonio Guterres
•In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the rich and poor with “billionaires joyriding to space while millions go hungry on Earth.”
Human Rights Day 2020: UN urges nations to 'create equal opportunities for all'; all you need to know
Trendingdesk •The theme of Human Rights Day 2020 is Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights, which focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts amid the pandemic
UN Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres appoints new HIV/AIDS chief Winnie Byanyima of Uganda
•AIDS-related illnesses killed 35 million people since the first cases were reported 35 years ago.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appreciates India's counter-terrorism work, launches the UNCTT Programme
•Antonio Guterres says programme would help to strengthen international counter-terrorism cooperation, expand multilateral networks for sharing information to detect, identify, disrupt and prosecute terrorists.
Narendra Modi receives UN Champions of the Earth award in New Delhi, says India's commitment to environment has only increased
Fp Staff •India's commitment to environment has only increased, Narendra Modi said, adding that his government is working to bring down "emission intensity"
Narendra Modi gets UNEP Champions of the Earth award: Caring for ecosystem part of India's culture, says prime minister
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Champions of the Earth award for taking ahead India's commitment to preserve the environment and successfully implement the Swachh Bharat scheme.
North Korea conducts nuclear test: UN Security Council to hold emergency meet today to discuss international response
•The UNSC will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss an international response to North Korea's latest nuclear test, diplomats said on Sunday
UN Chief Antonio Guterres condemns North Korea's launch of ballistic missile
Ians •UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the launch of another "ballistic missile of possible intercontinental range" by North Korea