Beijing: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders Thursday that “injustices” against the continent must be corrected, calling for the region to have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Guterres and more than 50 African leaders are attending this week’s China-Africa forum, according to state media. Addressing the forum, Guterres told the … Read more
Firefighters work on the zone of a forest fire in the Valparaiso region in Chile on Feb. 3, 2024. Javier Torres | Afp | Getty Images A weather arm of the United Nations on Wednesday warned that within the next five years, the world will likely surpass a critically important warming threshold, reinforcing the urgent … Read more
“The Middle East is on the brink,” he told the Security Council. United Nations: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran’s weekend attack on Israel. “Neither the region nor the world can afford more war,” Guterres said. … Read more
Guterres will also visit a hospital in El-Arish, an Egyptian city which sits close to the Gaza border. United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit the Egypt-Gaza border city of Rafah on Saturday to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, his spokesman said Friday. Guterres, who is currently in … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on political and business leaders to prioritize … Read more
