UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan 18, 2023. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) DAVOS, Switzerland – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos to follow the principles outlined by an expert group […]
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UN chief urges sweeping reform of ‘biased’ global financial system
In this file photo taken on Feb 24, 2020 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an update on the situation regarding the COVID-19 in the SHOC room (Strategic health operations centre) at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva. (SALVATORE DI NOLFI / POOL / AFP) GENEVA — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called […]
UN chief: Convention on the Law of the Sea more relevant than ever
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a General Assembly meeting commemorating the 40th anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec 8, 2022. (ESKINDER DEBEBE / UN PHOTO / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – As the […]
UN chief calls for renewing commitment to better world for all
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept 20, 2022. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for efforts to renew the commitment to a better world for all in his […]
UN chief asks G20 to steer global economic recovery
In this file photo dated Sept 9, 2022, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a joint press conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (not pictured) at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad. (GHULAM RASOOL / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Group of 20 (G20) […]
UN chief calls for solidarity to tackle global challenges
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (front) speaks during the opening of the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept 20, 2022. (WANG YING / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the world is in big trouble and needs […]
Kenya’s Odinga vows peaceful settlement of electoral disputes
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga reacts to supporters as he arrives to hold a press conference at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Aug 22, 2022, after filing a petition to the country's top court challenging the result of the Aug 9, 2022 election that handed victory to his rival William […]
Guterres, Zelensky seek to secure Russian-held nuclear plant
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres shake hands after their meeting in Lviv, Ukraine, Aug 18, 2022. (EVGENIY MALOLETKA / AP) KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday to discuss grain exports from Ukraine […]
UN chief apologizes to DRC president for violence by peacekeepers
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York, July 13, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday spoke to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and apologized for Sunday's incident, where UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two residents in a […]