Climate ‘Don’t work for climate wreckers’, UN chief tells class of 2022 António Guterres had some rousing words for Seton Hall graduates, as he accepted an honorary degree himself. 24/05/2022
Moldova Moldova is Ukraine's most fragile neighbour, says UN chief There are fears the war in Ukraine could spread to Moldova's pro-Russia breakaway region of Transnistria 10/05/2022
no comment Vladimir Putin holds talks with Antonio Guterres Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. 27/04/2022
Ukraine Ukraine faces 'extremely difficult weeks', defence minister says Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for "resilience and unity" as the Russian army's build-up of forces for a major offensive in the east was deemed complete. 27/04/2022
Green News Don't let Russia crisis fuel climate destruction, UN Chief warns The war in Ukraine should not mean countries are "hitting the brakes on the decarbonization of the global economy," Antonio Guterres said. 21/03/2022
world news UN chief warns 'all parties' in Ukraine-Russia spat over rhetoric UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the security threat now was "more complex and probably higher" than it was during the Cold War. 18/02/2022
Climate UN report on climate change warns of 'code red for humanity' The new report by the UN Environment Programme warns that plans submitted by 120 countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions fall woefully short of what is truly needed to avert global warming. 27/10/2021
Afghanistan 'People of Afghanistan need a lifeline', says UN chief Guterres Antonio Guterres told a donor conference in Geneva the poverty rate is "spiraling", basic public services are nearing collapse, and a severe drought is jeopardising the upcoming harvest. 13/09/2021
the global conversation Guterres: 'Vaccinate everybody everywhere sooner rather than later' In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews on the pandemic, climate, migration and violence against women, UN secretary general António Guterres made a case for strengthening international institutions and the multilateral framework. It's either a breakdown or a breakthrough, he said. 25/06/2021
world news Guterres re-elected for second-term as UN Secretary General Guterres seeing building trust as key to tackling some of the world's biggest issues including the coronavirus pandemic and climate change 18/06/2021
Green News World leaders close in on Paris Agreement goals ahead of COP26 Current projections for global warming have put a 2 degree Celsius limit within reach. 06/05/2021
Cyprus Low expectations as UN tries to kickstart Cyprus peace talks It's the first attempt to restart talks since a push for a peace deal collapsed in 2017. 27/04/2021
Green News The world is 'on the verge of the abyss’, says UN UN Secretary-General António Guterres gives a stark warning as the climate crisis looks set to worsen. 20/04/2021
world news UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair COVID-19 vaccine access UN chief Antonio Guterres told a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council that 130 countries have not received a single dose of vaccine. 17/02/2021
Green News World leaders restart vital environmental talks after Covid delay The One Planet Summit hopes to reignite discussions about protecting nature and people. 11/01/2021
Green News UN Secretary-General issues stark warning on 'state of the planet' Antonio Guterres called on humanity to end the 'war on nature' in a landmark speech. 04/12/2020
world news UN chief warns over threat of new Cold War between US and China It came as Donald Trump used the virtual UN meeting to attack China over the emergence of coronavirus. China hit back at what it called "a political virus" and said Trump's accusations were "baseless". 22/09/2020
Green News ‘There is no such thing as clean coal’ warns UN chief Antonio Guterres The United Nations Secretary General delivered a powerful speech to students at a university in China. 27/07/2020
world news UN chief laments lack of global solidarity in COVID-19 fight António Guterres says the United States and Europe are pumping trillions into their economies to tackle the fallout from COVID-19, but are not doing enough to help poorer nations. 20/07/2020
world news ‘We’re paying a high price’: UN chief’s anger over ignoring WHO advice Antonio Guterres said the pandemic should be a “wake-up call” for the world, which needs to be more united in tackling the crisis. 18/05/2020
world news Coronavirus: UN warns of lack of solidarity with developing world 500 million people could fall into poverty, the UN's chief warned, as he called for solidarity with the developing world in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. 01/05/2020
View Millions of children threatened by violence risk being forgotten amid coronavirus lockdowns ǀ View Many parents are stressed and anxious over their jobs, finances and health, and need to look after their often bored or restless children all day long. Even before the pandemic, children were at the greatest risk of violence when in their own home. Now, the danger of abuse is even greater still. 24/04/2020
world news COVID-19: 'Horrifying surge in domestic violence' amid lockdowns - UN UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says many women and girls are threatened and appeals for "peace at home" amid the pandemic. 06/04/2020
world news More than 900,000 coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide Another 864 people died in Spain over the latest 24 hour period, health authorities say, but the rate of contagion continues to slow down. 01/04/2020
the global conversation We need a 'war economy' to deal with COVID-19 crisis, says UN chief Guterres said he wanted to mobilise a double digit percentage of the global economy to "break not bend" the growth curve of coronavirus. 25/03/2020
USA U.N. chief warns of 'wind of madness sweeping the globe' Guterres said conflicts in Libya, Yemen and Syria were escalating as gains made in 2019 are reversed in 2020. 04/02/2020
