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As catastrophic wars simmer in Sudan, Lebanon, Gaza, and Ukraine, UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed for “peace among ourselves” on Wednesday in order to save the world. “We need peace with nature and we need peace...

At a major biodiversity summit in Colombia on Tuesday, UN chief Antonio Guterres told participants that humanity faces a “existential crisis” as a result of its voracious destruction of life-sustaining nature. In order to accomplish the...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced concern Friday to President Nicolas Maduro about alleged human rights violations in Venezuela, in their first telephone conversation since the disputed July 28 presidential election. The men discussed the precarious...

In a statement for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which is commemorated every year on August 29, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the “forever” prohibition of nuclear testing on Thursday. More than 2,000 nuclear...

On Sunday, 12 youths were killed by rocket fire from Lebanon in the Golan Heights, which Israel had seized. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced this action. Calling on all parties to “exercise maximum restraint,” Guterres sent...

On 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...

In 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...

On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Russia’s intentions to formally annex the territories it currently occupies in Ukraine, calling them “a reckless escalation” that “has no place in the modern world.” “Any decision to proceed...