Antonio Guterres Stories
Highlighting the absence of political will among the warring parties to pursue dialogue, Guterres called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" a...
He warned that the Horn of Africa is already in turmoil and cannot withstand another conflict, urging immediate de-escalation.
Reports that Machar – a long-time rival of President Salva Kiir – was arrested on Wednesday prompted international calls for restraint. Kenya sent its...
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...
Rights advocates have for years raised concerns about stigma faced by Muslims and Arabs because of how some people conflate those communities with Isl...
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...
UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.
Climate change is driven by the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases caused by the continued burning of fossil fuels.
Since the presidential election on October 9, Mozambique has been gripped by violent protests that have claimed 248 lives, including 33 deaths during...
The Peace Building Fund is the UN’s financial instrument of first resort to sustain peace in countries or situations at risk or affected by violent co...
Guterres' appeal aligns with calls from developing countries, who seek a fair financial framework that holds major polluters accountable and ensures c...
Scientists say evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected.
he RSF allegedly killed at least 124 people in a village in El Gezira State last month, activists said, in one of the conflict's deadliest incidents.
Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, with more than 60,000 other...
Katz had said on October 2 that he was barring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country.
Guterres urged the parties to recommit to the full implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) and immediately return to a cessation...
On Sudan, Guterres called out the "brutal power struggle" between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that erupted into war in...
War erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the RSF in April last year, triggering the world's largest displacement crisis.
Jean Kamau, a former Kenyan ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, assumed the role on September 15, following appr...
The Security Council is tasked with maintaining international peace and security and has the authority to impose sanctions.
The development will allow WFP to scale up assistance to 14 areas facing famine in Darfur, Kordofan, Khartoum and Al Jazirah.
Mr. Guterres described Gaza as being in “a humanitarian freefall” because “just when it seems the situation could not get worse for Palestinians in Ga...
The question of equitable representation has been on the agenda for several years, including through the General Assembly’s open-ended working group a...
He succeeds Martin Kimani, who held the position since December 2020.
Since war erupted nine months ago between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, U.N. officials have stressed UNRWA is the backbone of aid operat...
Marking the international day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it was key to accurately count everyone “because everyone counts.”
The UN chief also highlighted that on both sides of the Blue Line, many people have already lost their lives and been driven from their homes and live...
The Jewish state has been accused of maiming, torturing, and killing 15,000 children in Gaza since October.
The committee said on Thursday that 104 were killed and hundreds injured in Wad al-Noura and that the RSF was moving towards other villages.
Sudan has been grappling with a war between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary RSF forces led by his former deputy, G...
