Antonio Guterres
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Guterres reiterates UN support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue
Mar 15, 2025United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today reiterated that the UN will continue to provide support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue. He made the assurance while speaking at a function at the UN new building at... -
Israeli offensive on Rafah would be ‘unbearable escalation’: UN chief
May 2, 2024Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, pleaded with Israel on Tuesday not to launch an invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, following the Israeli prime minister’s declaration that an offensive would go despite... -
World Cities Day Message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Oct 27, 2023World Cities Day is a time to consider the pivotal role cities play in sustainable development. Cities are engines of economic growth and innovation that hold the key to achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable... -
UN chief urges ceasefire to end Gaza’s ‘godawful nightmare’
Oct 23, 2023UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded Saturday for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas, demanding global “action to end this godawful nightmare”. Declaring that the small Palestinian enclave of 2.4 million people... -
International Day of Non-Violence, Guterres remembers Mahatma Gandhi
Oct 2, 2023In observance of the International Day of Non-Violence, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated on Monday that it not only honors the life of Mahatma Gandhi but also the ideals he stood for, including fairness, respect for... -
UN chief calls air pollution “global emergency”
Sep 8, 2023UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared on Thursday that air pollution is a worldwide emergency and urged nations to work together to promote clean air. In his message, Guterres urged people to observe the annual International Day... -
UN chief says no end in sight for Ukrainian conflict
Sep 2, 2023According to Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the UN, there are currently no signs that the Ukrainian war will be resolved. “Hope never ends, but I would of course be lying if I would say that... -
UN chief eyes reforms to peacekeeping operations
Jul 21, 2023On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized ongoing “limitations” to the performance of the organization’s peacekeeping operations and asked for a “serious, broad-based reflection” on how to improve them. In his most recent policy brief, “New... -
UN chief en route to Kyiv, will meet Zelensky
Mar 7, 2023In his third journey since Russia’s all-out invasion, UN chief Antonio Guterres was scheduled to visit Ukraine on Tuesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, according to his spokesman. “The Secretary-General has just arrived... -
Guterres reaffirms UN’s support to Bangladesh
Feb 26, 2023António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (SG), has reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to continuing to assist Bangladesh in overcoming any obstacles that may result from ongoing international disputes and the unfavorable effects of climate change....
