Antonio Guterres
Sudan military scraps transition deal after deadly crackdown
Middle East
June 4, 2019
Sudan military scraps transition deal after deadly crackdown
Sudan’s military on Tuesday cancelled a power-transfer agreement with protesters and called for elections within nine months, a day after…
Antonio Guterres: The UN’s utopian, guardian and cosmopolitan
World
May 30, 2019
Antonio Guterres: The UN’s utopian, guardian and cosmopolitan
“It is remarkable,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in early May, “that they decided not to give up in…
Yemen’s president in letter to UN chief criticizes his envoy
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Yemen’s president in letter to UN chief criticizes his envoy
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized president sent a letter to the U.N. chief, criticizing his envoy to the…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Third of UN workers sexually harassed in past two years
World
January 16, 2019
Third of UN workers sexually harassed in past two years
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – One third of UN staff and contractors experienced sexual harassment in the past two years, according…
Nations agree to rule book for Paris climate treaty
Environment
December 16, 2018
Nations agree to rule book for Paris climate treaty
Nations on Sunday struck a deal to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks…
World ‘way off course’, UN warns
Environment
December 3, 2018
World ‘way off course’, UN warns
The world is “way off course” in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change, the United Nations warned Monday as…
UN chief warns of Syria spiraling out of control
Middle East
April 12, 2018
UN chief warns of Syria spiraling out of control
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is stressing the need to prevent the situation in Syria from “spiraling out of control.” The…
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Middle East
December 14, 2017
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Iran may be defying a UN call to halt ballistic missile development even as…
Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
World
September 19, 2017
Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
US President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron are expected to take the spotlight at the annual gathering of…