Antonio Guterres Stories

AI must not decide humanity’s fate, UN chief warns Security Council
UN News  |  Sep 25, 2025

The Secretary-General highlighted steps already underway, including the creation of an independent scientific panel on AI and a new global dialogue on...

UN chief Guterres calls statehood for Palestinians 'a right, not a reward'
DW News  |  Sep 23, 2025

Speaking at a New York conference on the Middle East convened by France and Saudi Arabia, Guterres said denying statehood would fuel extremism and war...

Recommit to a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres
UN News  |  Sep 23, 2025

The UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal recognised a Palestinian State on Sunday, and President Macron announced that France would join them – to lengt...

UN chief demands end to El Fasher siege in Sudan after mosque strike kills over 70 worshippers
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 21, 2025

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Guterres demanded civilian protection, safe passage for those wishing to flee, and unhindered humanitarian...

UN rallies behind Kenya-led security mission in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

Antonio Guterres said such support is vital to reinforce local initiatives, safeguard civilians, and pave the way for a return to law and order and cr...

‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
UN News  |  Aug 21, 2025

In this regard, he emphasised the need to accelerate progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through investment, reform and partn...

17 areas of Sudan "at risk of famine": UN spokesman
XINHUA  |  Aug 14, 2025

Some residents in El Fasher are reportedly surviving on animal fodder and food waste, the spokesman said.

Antonio Guterres leads global commemoration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

According to the United Nations, indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environ...

Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war’
UN News  |  Jul 30, 2025

One in three people “hasn’t eaten for days”, insisted Tom Fletcher, UN Emergency Relief Chief and head of OCHA. “People are being shot just trying to...

UN warns of ‘horror show’ as over 60,000 killed in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war intensifies
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 29, 2025

In a statement on Tuesday, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 60,034 people had been killed and 145,870 injured since the conflict...

Gen Muhoozi Kainerubaga: UPDF does not recognise Congo-M23 Doha agreement
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The agreement signed last week laid out several principles for the two parties to follow to allow resumption of normalcy by ending fighting in Eastern...

UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
UN News  |  Jul 23, 2025

In a special address at UN Headquarters in New York, Guterres cited surging clean energy investment and plunging solar and wind costs that now outcomp...

UN chief describes situation in Gaza as a 'horror show'
DW News  |  Jul 23, 2025

Guterres said that escalated Israeli operations meant "devastation is being layered upon devastation," with the humanitarian system in its "last gasp....

UN Security Council adopts unanimous resolution urging peaceful settlement of global disputes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

All 15 members of the United Nations Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, which was introduced by Pakistan during a session on Tuesday...

Guterres condemns killing of people seeking food as humanitarian conditions deteriorate in Gaza
UN News  |  Jul 22, 2025

He said the Secretary-General deplored the growing reports of both children and adults suffering from malnutrition and strongly condemned the ongoing...

UN appoints China’s Guang Cong as new Horn of Africa special envoy amid regional crises
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 20, 2025

Before this appointment, Guang served as Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs in South Sudan and Deputy Head of the United Nations Miss...

SHOFCO founder Kennedy Odede awarded 2025 Nelson Mandela Prize
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

The award was presented during a ceremony held at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York on Friday, July 18, as part of the Nelson Mandela Internati...

Global SDG progress ‘off track’ as 2025 UN report warns of development emergency
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 16, 2025

This stagnation persists despite increasing global awareness of the interconnected crises the SDGs aim to address — including climate change, poverty,...

Children in DRC, Somalia, Nigeria bore brunt of war in 2024 - UN
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 20, 2025

2024 saw a record 41,370 grave violations against children,the highest number verified in nearly 30 years of monitoring/

World marks international day to end sexual violence in conflict with calls for support for survivors
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 19, 2025

In his report last year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres revealed that the escalation of conflict had exposed civilians to increased levels of s...

Sudanese civilians urge UN to replace envoy amid ongoing conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 15, 2025

The letter criticised Lamamra for failing to compel the warring parties to stop exploiting the humanitarian crisis for political gain and for not esta...

UN chief condemns military escalation in Middle East
XINHUA  |  Jun 13, 2025

Iran's IRIB state TV reported explosions in areas of the capital of Tehran and counties of Natanz, Khondab and Khorramabad. Multiple casualties, inclu...

Rwanda seeks to become UN Hub in Africa amid agency relocation plans
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 20, 2025

The Rwandese government also offered to provide office facilities and essential services, along with a full package of privileges, immunities and tax...

UN, IGAD and EU condemn drone strikes on Port Sudan, warn of worsening humanitarian crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 08, 2025

Highlighting the absence of political will among the warring parties to pursue dialogue, Guterres called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" a...

UN chief António Guterres urges South Sudan to end political confrontation, release detained officials
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 29, 2025

He warned that the Horn of Africa is already in turmoil and cannot withstand another conflict, urging immediate de-escalation.

South Sudan says arrested VP Machar tried to stir rebellion, raising war fear
Reuters  |  Mar 28, 2025

Reports that Machar – a long-time rival of President Salva Kiir – was arrested on Wednesday prompted international calls for restraint. Kenya sent its...

UN Chief: Situation in South Sudan 'darkly reminiscent' of civil wars
Reuters  |  Mar 28, 2025

First Vice President Riek Machar was put under house arrest in the capital Juba on Wednesday, in effect voiding a 2018 peace deal that ended a five-ye...

UN chief Antonio Guterres says there is 'disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry'
Reuters  |  Mar 15, 2025

Rights advocates have for years raised concerns about stigma faced by Muslims and Arabs because of how some people conflate those communities with Isl...

UN chief Guterres says 'dialogue must begin' between warring parties in eastern DR Congo
Reuters  |  Feb 15, 2025

M23 rebels have been pushing south towards Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern DRC, since they seized Goma, the largest city, at the end of las...

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