Tag: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
UN concerned about allegations of beheadings, use of child soldiers in Mozambique
The United Nations and humanitarian partners are deeply concerned about allegations of beheadings and unverified reports of the use of child soldiers in Mozambique,...
UN boss saddened by death of Tanzanian president
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was saddened by the death of Tanzanian President John Magufuli, said Guterres' spokesman on Thursday.
Guterres extended his deepest condolences to...
UN offers help to break tripartite impasse over Nile dam
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has offered the help of the world body to break the tripartite impasse between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over...
UN boss calls for global action to bring world back on track
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for global action to bring the world back on track in face of myriad challenges.
The global tests...
UN boss hails United States return to Paris Agreement, calls for climate action
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday hailed the re-entry of the United States into the Paris Agreement on climate change and called for global...
UN boss voices concern over violence in Somali capital
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed grave concern over the outbreak of violence in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, and called on all...
UN boss calls for end to war with nature
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday asked for global action to stop "a senseless and suicidal war on nature" and address climate disruption, biodiversity...
UN chief calls for stable and predictable funding for peacekeeping in Sahel
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for stable and predictable funding for peacekeeping in the Sahel.
In a pre-recorded video message for the G5 Sahel...
UN boss welcomes agreement on Libya interim executive authority
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the agreement on a new interim executive authority for Libya.
"Today we have very good news in our...
UN official alarmed by ethnic violence and human rights violations in Ethiopia
The UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, said on Friday that she was alarmed by the continued escalation of...
UN boss calls for efforts toward elimination of female genital mutilation by 2030
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for efforts toward the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030.
Female genital mutilation is a terrible...
UN boss calls for end to Israeli settlement activity in occupied territory
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an end to Israel's settlement activity in occupied Palestinian territory, for the resumption of peace talks,...
UN boss welcomes conviction of Ugandan rebel commander by International Criminal Court
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed the conviction of a Ugandan rebel commander by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
The secretary-general...
China and United States share “growing convergence of interests” on climate issue
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggested on Thursday that China and the United States cooperate on climate action.
"There is an area where I believe there...
UN boss welcomes U.S. decision to seek extension of New START treaty
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the U.S. decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START treaty and Russia's positive reaction...
Humanitarian aid in Ethiopia’s Tigray insufficient – UN
The fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region generates need faster than humanitarians can deliver aid, Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,...
UN chief hails entry into force of Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the...
United States to rejoin Paris Agreement on climate change
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order returning the United States to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
Hours after being...
UN Boss waiting for his COVID-19 vaccination – spokesman
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is waiting for his vaccination for COVID-19, said his spokesman on Friday.
"We plan to follow the protocols of our host...
UN chief appoints Perthes of Germany as top envoy for Sudan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed Volker Perthes of Germany as his new special representative for Sudan and head of the UN Integrated...
UN boss condemns massacre of civilians by armed groups in DRC
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at the recent massacre of civilians by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu province...
UN chief welcomes outcome of GCC Summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the declaration on "solidarity and stability" announced at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit held in Saudi...
AU, UN urge Sudanese actors to ensure safe, orderly drawdown of Darfur peacekeeping mission
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) on Thursday urged all Sudanese actors to ensure a "safe and orderly drawdown" of the...
UN chief wants peaceful, credible elections in CAR
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for peaceful, inclusive and credible general elections on Sunday in the Central African Republic (CAR), said his...
UN chief calls for peaceful elections in Niger
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for peaceful and safe legislative and presidential elections in Niger, said his spokesman.
Recalling the peaceful conduct of...
Senior UN official calls for efforts to preserve Iran nuclear deal
UN Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday called for efforts to preserve the Iran nuclear deal.
"The Iranian nuclear issue is...
UN assessment teams to enter Ethiopia’s Tigray: spokesman
Two UN teams will enter Ethiopia's restive Tigray region on Monday to assess the humanitarian needs there, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General...
More than 63,000 people internally displaced in Tigray: UN spokesman
A UN spokesman said Tuesday that more than 63,000 people have been recorded as "internally displaced" in Tigray, but the UN hopes to know...
UN boss wants worldwide “state of climate emergency”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for a worldwide "state of climate emergency" to tackle global warming.
Five years after the Paris Agreement on...
UN boss calls for more investment in health systems on International Universal Health Coverage...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for more investment in health systems on International Universal Health Coverage Day, which falls on Dec. 12.
"The...