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Antonio Guterres calls for common ground in negotiations at COP29
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pleaded with COP29 negotiators and countries to find one another on the New Collective…
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UN Chief António Guterres Warns New Israeli Laws Could Harm Peace Efforts
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed serious concern over new legislation passed in Israel, cautioning that these laws could significantly…
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SA condemns Israel’s ban on UN chief
South Africa is part of a group of more than 100 UN member states, that along with the Africa Union,…
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Antonio Guterres calls for peace one year after Hamas attack on Israel
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has marked the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel with a video message…
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UNSC affirms support for SG amid Israel’s ban
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed its full support for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel…
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Israel bars UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres from entering country
Israel’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that he was barring UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country because he…
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UN chief condemns get out of jail free card on wars
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced on Tuesday a growing number of governments and other groups who feel they are…
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Our institutions simply can’t keep up: Antonio Guterres
The United Nation’s flagship event that kicks off the High-Level week of the UN General Assembly is an essential first…
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UN says attacks in Beirut, Tehran are a dangerous escalation
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes that attacks in Beirut and Tehran this week mark a “dangerous escalation” of the…
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The situation in Gaza is a disaster: Antonio Guterres
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres says the situation in Gaza is a disaster. Addressing the media yesterday, he…
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UN Chief urges Israel to end Rafah escalation, pursue ceasefire talks
The United Nations Secretary General has appealed directly to the Government of Israel to stop any escalation in Rafah, Gaza,…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for maximum restraint after Iran’s attack on Israel
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a reminder that acts of reprisal involving the use of force are…
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres shocked at the death of Russian opposition leader Navalny
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. He…
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres Appoints Panel to Review UNRWA
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to head an independent review of the UN…
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UN to punish staffers involved in ‘terror’: Antonio Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account “any UN employee involved in acts of terror”…
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UN horrified by allegations of employees involved in Israel attack
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his horror by serious allegations that several employees attached to the…
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres urges end to Israel’s occupation
Israel’s occupation must end – that’s the message delivered by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to a Ministerial open…
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UN chief says he will not give up appeals for ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today that he will not give up appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza,…
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UN chief Antonio Guterres urges world to stop the madness of climate change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world Monday to “stop the madness” of climate change as he visited Himalayan regions…
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UN chief surprised by escalation of Israel’s bombardment
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday he was surprised by Israel’s escalation of the bombardments in Gaza and repeated…
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Israel ambassador to UN calls for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres resignation
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations has called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to resign after stating in the Security Council…
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Poor nations have every right to be angry about climate crisis: UN chief
Developing countries demanded new financial help from wealthy nations in their uphill fight against the climate crisis during a summit…
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Global governance is stuck in time says Antonio Guterres
The General Debate of the United Nations is under way in New York. It opened with a frank assessment of…
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Renewable energy could be the African miracle: Antonio Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes Africa could be at the heart of a renewable future as he called for…
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Secretary General Antonio Guterres to participate in BRICS Leaders’ Summit
The United Nations (UN) has confirmed that Secretary General Antonio Guterres will participate in the BRICS Leaders’ Summit which gets…
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres set to attend BRICS Summit
SABC News has learned that the United Nations Secretary- General Antonio Guterres will fly to South Africa early next week…
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UN concerned for ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum’s health
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the deplorable living conditions that ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum and…
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UN secretary-general condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan
United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the air strike that reportedly killed at least 22 people in Sudan on Saturday,…
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Gangs are terrorising communities in Haiti: UN Chief
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres says Haitians are trapped in a living nightmare with predatory gangs using…
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Cutting output could worsen living standards, says Shell
Shell’s chief executive told the BBC on Thursday that cutting gas and oil output would be “irresponsible” because it could…
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Guterres welcomes Black Sea Grain Initiative extension for another 60 days
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative for another 60 days…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says there is strong consensus within the international community on condemning the fighting in Sudan…
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UN chief appeals for halt to fighting in Sudan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and appealed to the leaders of…
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UN chief Antonio Guterres on a solidarity visit to Somalia
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is currently on a solidarity visit to Somalia, to mark the month of Ramadan, a…
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Women march as rights under threat across the globe
Women will hit the streets en masse across the globe on Wednesday to defend rights that are coming under increasing…
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UN chief condemns rich countries vicious tactics against poor
UN leader Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world’s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory”…
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UN allocates $250m for crises like famine threat in Africa
The United Nations will spend $250 million from its emergency fund to tackle “forgotten crises’ around the world, including helping…
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UN chief urges more Syria border aid points after earthquake
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the Security Council to authorize the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid…
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Ukraine is planning to use a dirty bomb: Russia’s ambassador
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Vassily Nebenzia, has informed the Security Council that his country believes Ukraine is…
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UN Chief António Guterres calls for specialised armed force to solve Haiti crisis
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community, including members of the Security Council, to consider requests for…
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United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemns coup in Burkina Faso
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned any attempt to seize power by force of arms in Burkina Faso…
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UN chief warns Russia against annexation in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that talk of a nuclear conflict is…
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UN chief warns education becoming great divider
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that unequal education was quickly dividing the planet as he sought to keep development…
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UN chief appeals for massive help for flooded Pakistan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world for massive help for Pakistan on Friday as he arrived to…
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UN peacekeepers kill 2 civilians in DRC
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed outrage after UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two residents of a town in…
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Mai-Mai militia members reportedly join eastern DRC demonstrations
Armed Mai-Mai combatants on Thursday reportedly joined anti-UN demonstrators in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
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Restricting abortion just makes it more deadly, says UN after US ruling
Restricting abortion access does not stop people seeking the procedure “it only makes it more deadly,” a spokesperson for UN…
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UN warns of potential global food crisis due to Russia-Ukraine conflict
The Russia-Ukraine conflict could lead to a global food crisis that will hit developing countries the hardest, United Nations Secretary-General…
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UN chief in talks on restoring Ukraine grain exports amid global food crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States…
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UN again trying to evacuate civilians from Ukraine’s Mariupol
A third operation is underway to evacuate civilians from the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and the besieged Azovstal steel…
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