Antonio Guterres

Syrian caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir delivers Friday sermon at the Umayyad Mosque, after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano/File Photo
Middle East

UN chief welcomes aid commitments by new Syrian authorities

Following Fletcher's meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he welcomed the caretaker government's commitment to protect civilians, including humanitarian...

Sudanese people, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, cross the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 4, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File photo
Africa

Sudanese need protection, but conditions not right for UN force: Guterres

China's Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu shakes hands with Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad during the opening plenary of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Climate Change

Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference on the eve of the U.N. climate summit (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
World+Biz

UN Security Council backs Guterres after Israel bars him from country

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US on 14 September 2020. File Photo REUTERS
World+Biz

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

Photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

'Sickening cycle of escalation' in Mideast must stop, UN chief says

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on 27 September 2024. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

UN chief reaffirms support for Bangladesh's ongoing transition, reforms

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar
World+Biz

UN chief condemns 'get out of jail free' card on wars

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Climate Change

UN chief issues 'SOS' for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

UN chief calls for assurances of humanitarian ceasefires for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Russia remains fundamental pillar of UN work: Guterres

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Middle East

UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US on 14 September 2020. File Photo REUTERS
World+Biz

Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children