UN chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan’s warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday. Thousands of civilians streamed out of the capital Khartoum as gunfire and explosions sounded. Large numbers […]
UN chief lays wreath at Beirut port, pushes for blast accountability
Beirut, LebanonReuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said Lebanon needed proper accountability for the August, 2020, Beirut port explosion and that elections due to be held next year could usher in political stability in the troubled country. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lays a wreath of flowers at a memorial as he pays tribute […]
UN chief urges wealthy nations to phase out coal use by 2030
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on wealthy nations to end coal use by 2030 so the world can meet its goals to curb global warming, urging G7 nations to make that commitment before or at a leaders’ summit in June. In a video message to a virtual gathering of […]
Pope and UN chief appeal for environment, religious tolerance
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection and religious tolerance. The Pope and Guterres met privately for about 40 minutes in the papal library. Pope Francis meets with Secretary-General of the United Nations, Portugal’s Antonio Guterres, for a private audience at the Vatican, on 20th […]
Guterres warns UN may not have enough money to pay staff next month
Reuters The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don’t pay what they owe, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday. He told the 193-member UN General Assembly’s budget committee that if he had not worked since January to cut spending then “we would not have had […]
Many states inflict “serious cruelty” on rights activists – UN
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters One-quarter of UN member states have carried out suspected reprisals against activists who cooperate with the world body on human rights issues, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. China, Egypt, Iran, and Vietnam were among states named in his annual report who rejected the allegations during a two-hour debate at the UN […]
UN Secretary-General condemns attack on Burkina Faso church
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the latest attack on a church in Burkina Faso in which six people, including a priest, were killed when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Sunday. In a statement, Guterres urged all citizens of Burkina Faso to “stand firmly with one another across communities and not to succumb to efforts […]
UN Secretary-General warns world “not on track” to limiting temperature rise to 1.5 per cent – TVNZ
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said the world was “not on track” to limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 per cent, TVNZ reported on Sunday, during his visit to New Zealand. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres signs the WTO’s golden book, next to Director-General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo, prior the UN Secretary-General […]
UN Secretary-General joins in condemnation of car bomb attack in Libya
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a double car bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday in which more than 30 people were killed. A spokesman for Mr Guterres said the Secretary-General also expressed his “deepest condolences” to those affected but added that he was also alarmed at reports of summary executions […]