World Sep 29 Who will be the UN's next secretary-general? What to know about the selection process By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations
World Sep 21 World leaders meet at UN as planet grapples with war, runaway AI and climate shocks Under a global cloud of bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Apr 20 Four U.N. secretary-general candidates audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016 Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet — one of two women and one of three from Latin America — will be the first to face ambassadors from the U.N.’s 193 member nations during a three-hour question-and-answer session Tuesday. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Apr 17 World Court celebrates 80-year anniversary as the international legal framework is strained The United Nations secretary-general warned on Friday that international law was eroding before the world’s eyes, during a speech celebrating the 80th year anniversary of the World Court. By Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Feb 28 UN chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”… By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Jan 09 UN chief says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump's withdrawal order By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the… Continue reading
Nov 20 UN secretary general urges nations at climate talks to be flexible to get results By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press Asked whether U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres had a message for President Donald Trump, who has pulled the world's second-largest carbon polluter out of climate talks: “We are waiting for you.”… Continue reading
Oct 22 U.N. chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both By Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has led an anti-science push, and Trump has called climate change "a con job." Hundreds of weather forecasters have been fired. Guterres also warned of "the dangerous and existential threat of climate change."… Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump tells Guterres he supports U.N. despite disagreements By Associated Press The Republican president met with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres after his speech before the General Assembly. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Secretary-General Guterres warns 'the pillars of peace and progress are buckling' at U.N. General Assembly By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The United Nations chief challenged world leaders Tuesday to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power and where nations come together rather than scramble for self-interests. Continue reading