Antonio Guterres

• World is moving in wrong direction, facing crises and ‘unchecked inequality’: UN chief

  The U.N. chief said the world's nations and people must reverse today's dangerous trends and choose "the breakthrough scenario."

  World

  Sep 11
• More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers in 2020, United Nations says

  The report verified that violations had been committed against 19,379 children in 21 conflicts.

  World

  Jun 21
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• UN begins process to select next secretary general

  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose current term expires on Dec. 31, announced last month that he is seeking a second five-year term.

  World

  Feb 6
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• Coordinated global action needed to counter rise of neo-Nazis, UN chief says

  The U.N. chief also urged international action ``to fight propaganda and disinformation.''

  World

  Jan 25
• United Nations chief Antonio Guterres says he will seek 2nd term

  ``I am available to serve a second term as secretary-general of the United Nations, if that will be the will of member states,'' Guterres said in a letter.

  World

  Jan 12
• ‘Vaccine nationalism’ is moving at full speed, United Nations chief warns

  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for $4.2 billion in the next two months for the World Health Organization's COVAX program.

  World

  Dec 9, 2020
• United Nations calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon free

  Antonio Guterres, the head of the United Nations, challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its "war on nature."

  Environment

  Dec 2, 2020
• United Nations treaty to ban nuclear weapons to enter into force

  As of Friday, the treaty had 49 signatories, and the United Nations said the 50th ratification from Honduras had been received.

  World

  Oct 24, 2020
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• World leaders clash over coronavirus during virtual United Nations meeting

  Kept apart by a devastating pandemic and dispersed across the globe, world leaders convened electronically Tuesday for an unprecedented high-level meeting.

  World

  Sep 22, 2020
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• Death toll rises to 50 in Japan as more areas see heavy rain, floods

  Army troops and other rescuers worked their way through mud and debris along the flooded Kuma River, where many houses and buildings were submerged nearly to their roofs.

  World

  Jul 6, 2020