UN Secretary General
World leaders welcome extension of Black Sea grain deal
World
November 17, 2022
World leaders welcome extension of Black Sea grain deal
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was among a number of world leaders that welcomed an agreement to extend the Black…
Failure to open ports in Ukraine a “declaration of war” on global food security, says WFP chief
World
May 19, 2022
Failure to open ports in Ukraine a “declaration of war” on global food security, says WFP chief
A failure to open closed ports in Ukraine to ship grains out will bring millions of people to the brink…
UN chief urges ‘rapid’ emission cuts to curb climate change
World
September 16, 2021
UN chief urges ‘rapid’ emission cuts to curb climate change
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Thursday for “immediate, rapid and large-scale” cuts in greenhouse gas…
UN chief tells Libya’s Hifter there is no military solution
Middle East
July 2, 2020
UN chief tells Libya’s Hifter there is no military solution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the commander of Libya’s eastern-based forces Wednesday that there can be…
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
Middle East
June 24, 2020
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN chief called for more pressure to be applied to Yemen’s warring parties to come…
Saudi-led coalition cut from UN blacklist of warring parties killing children
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Saudi-led coalition cut from UN blacklist of warring parties killing children
NEW YORK (Reuters) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from a United Nations…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to participate in “Prayer for Humanity”
World
May 5, 2020
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to participate in “Prayer for Humanity”
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will participate in the “Prayer for Humanity” on May 14, according to Guterres‘ official Facebook…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
World
April 6, 2020
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly…
Sisi, UN’s Guterres discuss Berlin Summit on Libya, African development and more
Egypt
February 9, 2020
Sisi, UN’s Guterres discuss Berlin Summit on Libya, African development and more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Sunday with the Secretary-General of the UN Antonio Guterres, at Sisi’s residence in…
‘Millions’ protest in youth-led global climate strike
World
September 21, 2019
‘Millions’ protest in youth-led global climate strike
Masses of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change that teen activist Greta Thunberg said was…