{"id":54088,"date":"2025-12-29T18:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/un-chief-urges-leaders-to-prioritize-poverty-over-wars"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:16:08","slug":"un-chief-urges-leaders-to-prioritize-poverty-over-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/un-chief-urges-leaders-to-prioritize-poverty-over-wars","title":{"rendered":"UN Chief Urges Leaders to Prioritize Poverty Over Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>In a New Year\u2019s message, the UN chief called on world leaders to prioritize reducing poverty over military spending.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On this New Year, let&#8217;s resolve to get our priorities straight. 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