UN Secretary General

• 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, 2021
  
• United Nations grapples with financial woes, decline in global influence

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that member states have been slow to pay their dues to the UN, with 81 countries still owing a total of $810 million as of late July.

  World

  Aug 1, 2018
  
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• Populism is breeding racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: UN chief

  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the rise of populism has triggered an increase in anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, anti-Muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance.

  World

  Jan 27, 2017
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• New UN chief Guterres has to contend with hostile Trump administration

  Antonio Guterres faces an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time.

  World

  Dec 31, 2016
• Ban Ki-moon reflects on ten years as UN Secretary-General

  Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki moon has identified the Syrian civil war as his "deepest regret on leaving office."

  World

  Dec 30, 2016
• Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary-General, will replace Ban Ki-moon

  The former U.N. refugee chief was elected by acclamation in the General Assembly in October and takes over from Ban on Jan. 1.

  World

  Dec 12, 2016
• Antonio Guterres, next UN chief, says peace is top priority

  Antonio Guterres pledged Thursday to make the pursuit of peace in a conflict-torn world his "over-arching priority" after being elected the next secretary-general of the United Nations.

  World

  Oct 13, 2016
• Canada expected to pledge more support for Syrian refugees at UN conference in Geneva

  Canada is making new promises to refugees today at a UN conference in Geneva exploring the next steps in finding millions of Syrians safe homes.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2016
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• Ban Ki-Moon flattered Trudeau to get funding for controversial UN group, Tories say

  The Conservative opposition says the UN secretary general's flattery of Canada's new Liberal prime minister may have had a political motive — getting more support for some UN agencies and programs that the Harper government defunded.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2016