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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

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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

World

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