UN Chief

• Russia-Ukraine war hitting poor nations hardest, UN chief warns

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and serious negotiations toward peace.

  Economy

  Mar 14, 2022
  
• 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, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak is the world’s worst crisis since Second World War: UN chief

  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a much stronger and more effective global response to the coronavirus pandemic and to the social and economic devastation that COVID-19 is causing.

  World

  Mar 31, 2020
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• UN chief says they may not have enough money to pay staff wages next month

  UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said so far 129 countries had paid their dues for 2019, which amounted to almost $2 billion.

  News

  Oct 8, 2019
• More than 100,000 people detained, missing in Syria: UN

  Reports suggest that more than 100,000 people in Syria have been detained, abducted or gone missing during the eight-year conflict, with the government mainly responsible, the U.N. political chief said Wednesday.

  World

  Aug 7, 2019
• UN Ebola chief hopeful global response could end outbreak in 2015

  The U.N.'s Ebola chief said an extraordinary global response over the past month has made him hopeful the outbreak could end in 2015, though he cautioned that the fight to contain the disease is not even a quarter done.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2014