Geopolitics
New York: The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. more
UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan

New York: UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and all other officials, ...

UN chief: Window to avert devasting climate impacts ‘rapidly closing’

New York: No region is immune to climate disasters the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that “our window of opportunity” to prevent the worst climate im ...

UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge’

New York : UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to loc ...

UN chief urges ‘maximum restraint’ following policy shift over northeastern Syria

New York: The UN chief on Tuesday expressed “great concern” over recent policy statements made regarding northeastern Syria, following the announcement from the United States ...

DR Congo President and UN chief meet at a ‘historic moment’ for democracy in the country

New York, Sept 3 (JEN): On the third and final day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN chief António Guterres declared that the country is experiencing a his ...

‘Do something’; UN relief chief urges Security Council action to stop the Syrian carnage unfolding ‘in front of your eyes’

New York, July 31 (JEN): Bombing and shelling in Syria for more than 90 days by the Government and Russia have led to “carnage in the so-called de-escalation zone” of Idlib, t ...

Burkina Faso: Dozens killed in clashes, UN chief condemns attacks

New York: More than 40 civilians have been reportedly killed during intercommunal clashes this week in northern Burkina Faso, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres to iss ...

UN chief expresses ‘full confidence’ in top Somalia official following Government expulsion

New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Friday he “deeply regrets” the Somali Government’s decision to expel his Special Representative in the country, adding that he ...

World cannot be transformed without ‘ingenuity of the countries of the South’: UN Chief

New York, The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the plan to transform the world agreed at the UN by 193 countries, cannot happen without “the ideas, energy, and tremendous in ...