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Opinions 25. February 2025

Secretary-General António Guterres’s Remarks to the Human Rights Council

Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. President of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner,Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We begin this session under the weight of a grim milestone — the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in violation of the UN charter. More than 12,600 civilians killed, with many more injured. Entire communities reduced to rubble. Hospitals and schools destroyed. We must spare no effort to bring an end to this conflict, and to achieve a just and lasting peace in line with the UN Charter, international law and General Assembly resolutions. Conflicts like the war in Ukraine…

Culture & Literature, Opinions, Technology 21. July 2024

UNPA Issuing Postage Stamps and Souvenir Sheets Featuring Lunar Missions

To commemorate International Moon Day the United Nations Postal Administration, UNPA, is issuing six postage stamps and three souvenir sheets featuring various pictures from lunar missions. The UN General Assembly declared International Moon Day to be observed annually on 20 July in its resolution on “International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space”. The day was chosen to honor the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, and to raise awareness about the commitment to sustainable lunar exploration on the part of national and international space programmes worldwide. The…

Allgemein, Opinions 21. September 2022

UN Secretary-General’s Address to the General Assembly of the UN on 20.09.2022

On 20. September 2022, UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 – 26 September 2022). The full text is as follows: Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Our world is in big trouble. Divides are growing deeper. Inequalities are growing wider. Challenges are spreading farther. But as we come together in a world teeming with turmoil, an image of promise and hope comes to my mind. This ship is the Brave Commander.  It sailed the Black Sea with the UN flag…

Allgemein, Opinions 9. September 2022

UN Secretary-General António Guterres appoints Mr. Volker Türk of Austria as UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly. He will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the United Nations. Mr. Türk has devoted his long and distinguished career to advancing universal human rights, notably the international protection of some of the world’s most vulnerable people – refugees and stateless persons.  He is currently Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General where he coordinates global policy work….

Opinions 29. April 2022

Genocide or Sinophobia? The Case of Xin-Jiang

Genocide or Sinophobia? The Case of Xin-Jiang By Prof Dr h.c Mehmet Şükrü Güzel A so-called Uyghur Tribunal was launched in 2020 in United Kingdom by Sir Geoffrey Nice­, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal that tried Slobodan Milošević’s war crimes in the former Yugoslavia based on the genocide allegations against Uyghur, Kazakh and other Muslim minorities in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).  Sir Geoffrey Nice, on 9 December 2021 claimed to have found out a genocide. Reading the Tribunal’s so-called judgement, Sir Geoffrey said there was “no evidence of mass killings” in Xin-Jiang, but he said that…

Allgemein, Interviews, Opinions 5. April 2022

Mr. KISZELLY on Hungary and Its Trial of Stability

On April 3, 2022, Viktor Orbán won a fourth successive term as Hungary’s prime minister. With nearly 86% of the vote counted on Sunday night, Fidesz was winning 135 seats in the 199-member parliament, crushing a six-party opposition who aimed at unseating Orbán with Márki-Zay as its designated PM candidate. Co-invited by SINOPRESS based in Vienna and Dr. FLAMM based in Budapest, Zoltán KISZELLY, Director of the Centre for Political Analyses of the Századvég Foundation, Budapest, joined the Zoom Conference on March 29, 2022 as a panelist and inspired the participants by elaborating the following questions.  SINOPRESS: What are the most…

Allgemein, Brief News Review 21. February 2022

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Closes Officially with a Cherished Ceremony

The Olympic Winter Games 2022 has come to an end following a spectacular closing ceremony at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing on 20th Febuary, after 14 days of top performances by the athletes who kept the world thrilled and entertained. Mirroring the last Games held in the city of Beijing in 2008, the Olympic flame was ceremonially extinguished, and fireworks sparkled overhead, forming the shape of the Olympic Rings. Over the past 16 days the world has watched the greatest winter athletes compete against each other for the highest honors. As they took their place among the parade of…

Allgemein, Brief News Review 8. February 2022

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: One World, One Family

On 4. February 2022, the XXIV Olympic Winter Games kicked off in spectacular fashion with a stunning Opening Ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium. As of noontime, 8. February, the ranking shows China on the top with 3 gold medals and 2 silver ones, and Austria on the 4th place with 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze, in between is Sweden on the 2nd place with 2 gold and 1 silver, as well as ROC on the 3rd place 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze. In his address during the ceremony, IOC President Thomas Bach praised the athletes for their resilience…

Allgemein, Opinions 28. January 2022

The UN Secretary-General’s Message on the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

On 28, January 2022, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a message calling for the observance of the Olympic truce for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games: In a few days, our human family will come together in Beijing for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The top athletes from around the world have a date with history, in a spirit of mutual understanding, hard work and fair play. This spirit inspires us all. The Olympic Truce calls on all parties to stop hostilities throughout the course of the games. With conflict spreading and tensions rising, this appeal represents…