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Erdogan and Guterres meet with Zelenskyy in a bid to halt the war

The two leaders met with the Ukrainian president in the western city of Lviv in an attempt to find a way to end the war, but little progress has been reported.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

Visiting Ukraine, the Turkish and UN leaders say an attack on the Russian-occupied nuclear plant risks "suicide" and a "new Chernobyl", as Moscow rejects an IAEA mission: today's latest updates.

World News

World one step from 'nuclear annihilation', says UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.”

Green News

40 countries meet to address climate action as Europe is 'burning'

Organisers have billed the two-day gathering as an opportunity to rebuild trust between rich and poor nations ahead of this year's UN climate summit (COP27).

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World

Climate change: "My generation is responsible", António Guterres

The Global Conversation speaks to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Green News

Guterres warns humanity is in the 'danger zone' due to climate change

Antonio Guterres speaks at the Austrian World Summit about the very real consequences of the climate crisis.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.