Sep 25 UN chief criticizes Security Council for failure to end wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond By Edith Lederer, Michael Weissenstein and Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed to violations of the U.N. Charter and international law, conflicts multiplying and becoming more deadly, and civilians paying the price. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly - Day 2 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the podium, implored world leaders not to give in to calls for a ceasefire that doesn't guarantee Ukraine's sovereignty. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: At UNGA, Secretary-General Guterres calls global situation 'unsustainable' By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Citing deepening geopolitical divisions, wars with no end in sight, climate change and nuclear and emerging weapons, he says humanity is "edging towards the unimaginable – a powder keg that risks engulfing the world."… Continue reading
Jun 08 UN chief will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights during war By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other. Continue reading
Jun 05 UN secretary-general calls for tax on 'windfall' profits of fossil fuel companies profits to help fund fight against climate change By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Guterres decried fossil fuel companies as the "godfathers of climate chaos."… Continue reading
Apr 14 UN chief urges 'maximum restraint' from Israel at emergency meeting after Iran's attack By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The push to encourage Israel to show restraint mirrored ongoing American efforts to curtail Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month, and to do more to protect civilian lives in the territory. Continue reading
Mar 08 UN Security Council urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged both sides on Thursday to support a Ramadan cease-fire, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.”… Continue reading
Feb 19 Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending UN meeting, secretary-general says By Associated Press Antonio Guterres says Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment that amounted to official recognition of the Taliban as the country’s legitimate rulers. Continue reading
Feb 14 UN chief warns climate chaos and food crises threaten global peace: 'Empty bellies fuel unrest' By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a high-level U,N. meeting Tuesday that climate disasters imperil food production and "empty bellies fuel unrest."… Continue reading
Jan 23 UN chief warns that Israel's rejection of a Palestinian state solution threatens global peace By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Netanyahu's rejection of a Palestinian state in any postwar scenario has opened a wide rift with Israel's closest ally, the United States. Continue reading