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UN chief orders travel, meetings, heat cut over cash crisis

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Last Updated : Oct 12 2019 | 1:45 AM IST

Meetings cancelled. Escalators stopped. Official travel limited. UN documents delayed. Air conditioning and heating reduced.

These are some of the measures Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ordered effective Monday at all UN facilities and operations around the world to deal with the United Nations' worst cash crisis in nearly a decade.

The UN chief said in a letter to the heads of all UN entities that the emergency measures "will affect working conditions and operations until further notice."

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First Published: Oct 12 2019 | 1:45 AM IST

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