good offices

Example Sentences

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"It is not the time now for good offices. It is now a time of war," he said.

From Reuters

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres would definitely “use all his good offices in order to help this process to find a solution to the Cyprus issue.”

From Seattle Times

“I think we would urge the secretary-general to use his good offices because it is such a crisis.”

From Seattle Times

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he used his “good offices” and asked Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths, the head of the U.N.’s worldwide humanitarian operations, to explore the possibility of a cease-fire with Russia and Ukraine.

From Seattle Times

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should use his good offices to find a lasting solution.

From Seattle Times