Antonio Guterres
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
Middle East
March 2, 2021
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…
UN Secretary-General thanks Egypt’s Mourad Wahba for 30 years of UN service
Egypt
February 18, 2021
UN Secretary-General thanks Egypt’s Mourad Wahba for 30 years of UN service
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his gratitude and appreciation to Egypt’s Mourad Wahba for his commitment as interim Assistant Director…
World leaders who skipped past UN meetings get their moment
World
September 23, 2020
World leaders who skipped past UN meetings get their moment
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — He’s not recognized as a head of state by the country he’d be visiting. His diplomatic…
World powers set to take the stage, virtually, at UN debate
World
September 22, 2020
World powers set to take the stage, virtually, at UN debate
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN’s first virtual meeting of world leaders was set to start Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches…
Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces deeply polarized world
World
September 21, 2020
Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces deeply polarized world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Born out of World War II’s devastation to save succeeding generations from the scourge of conflict,…
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…
Security Council backs UN chief’s call for Yemen cease-fire
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Security Council backs UN chief’s call for Yemen cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council on Friday endorsed the secretary-general’s call for the warring parties in Yemen…