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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
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Guterres warns Gaza is at a ‘breaking point,’ conflict could devastate entire region
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Israel and Hamas agree to 2-day extension on military pause, UN chief says not enough
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza
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UN chief ‘deeply distressed’ by planned Israeli siege of Gaza
04:05 | October 9, 2023
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Humanity has ‘opened the gates of hell’: Guterres warns UN climate summit
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UN chief urges G20 leaders to reset climate crisis that’s ‘spiralling out of control’
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels
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IPCC releases 6th synthesis report on global climate change: ‘Humanity is on thin ice’
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Use of nuclear weapons is ‘utterly unacceptable’ in Russia-Ukraine war, UN chief warns
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UN chief denounces Russia for Ukraine invasion as 1-year anniversary approaches
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Turkey earthquake: Trudeau, other world leaders offer assistance
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UN chief says ‘serious’ Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations still far off
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Work to address climate change must be as “immense” as the disasters faced, UN says
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Guterres says UN working with U.S., EU to get Russian food and fertilizer to markets
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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
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UN chief vows immediate action on any new information on ‘infiltration of Hamas’ in UN
02:59 | February 9, 2024
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Israel-Hamas: Palestinians reel as countries halt funding amid UN terror allegations
03:56 | January 28, 2024
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Phase-out of fossil fuels ‘essential and inevitable’ to avoid climate catastrophe: Guterres
01:27 | January 17, 2024
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UN’s Guterres says 2024 must be ‘year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope’ in NYE message
01:12 | December 28, 2023
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‘The practice of medicine is under attack’: Doctors in Canada call for humanitarian intervention in Gaza
02:10 | December 8, 2023
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Guterres warns Gaza is at a ‘breaking point,’ conflict could devastate entire region
00:54 | December 8, 2023
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Fighting intensifies in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas enters third month
03:11 | December 7, 2023
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‘Earth’s vital signs are failing’: UN chief warns as King Charles, Blinken and others address COP28
04:11 | December 1, 2023
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Israel and Hamas agree to 2-day extension on military pause, UN chief says not enough
02:10 | November 27, 2023
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response
01:49 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza
01:28 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief ‘deeply distressed’ by planned Israeli siege of Gaza
04:05 | October 9, 2023
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Humanity has ‘opened the gates of hell’: Guterres warns UN climate summit
01:35 | September 20, 2023
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UN chief urges G20 leaders to reset climate crisis that’s ‘spiralling out of control’
01:55 | September 8, 2023
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Calls for climate action surge amid extreme heat
01:53 | July 28, 2023
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record
01:52 | July 27, 2023
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels
01:59 | June 15, 2023
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IPCC releases 6th synthesis report on global climate change: ‘Humanity is on thin ice’
01:28 | March 20, 2023
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Use of nuclear weapons is ‘utterly unacceptable’ in Russia-Ukraine war, UN chief warns
01:07 | February 22, 2023
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UN chief denounces Russia for Ukraine invasion as 1-year anniversary approaches
01:22 | February 22, 2023
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Turkey earthquake: Trudeau, other world leaders offer assistance
03:53 | February 6, 2023
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UN chief says world in ‘sorry state’ with climate change, Russia-Ukraine war at WEF
07:22 | January 18, 2023
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UN chief says ‘serious’ Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations still far off
00:34 | January 6, 2023
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UN’s António Guterres calls for credible climate action, convenes summit
02:04 | December 19, 2022
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‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN secretary-general cautions during COP15 opening
02:52 | December 6, 2022
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COP27: ‘We are on a highway to climate hell,’ UN tells world leaders at conference
03:22 | November 7, 2022
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Work to address climate change must be as “immense” as the disasters faced, UN says
06:16 | October 3, 2022
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Trudeau prioritizing global food security at UN General Assembly
01:48 | September 20, 2022
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‘The sun has set on a most extraordinary reign’: United Nations pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
01:19 | September 15, 2022
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Guterres says UN working with U.S., EU to get Russian food and fertilizer to markets
01:08 | August 20, 2022
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UN chief says damage to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant would be ‘suicide’
01:26 | August 18, 2022
Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
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April 1, 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday that the world faces “the most challenging crisis” since World War II due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. He stated that the outbreak could bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past.”
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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II00:57 | April 1, 2020
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UN chief vows immediate action on any new information on ‘infiltration of Hamas’ in UN02:59 | February 9, 2024
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Israel-Hamas: Palestinians reel as countries halt funding amid UN terror allegations03:56 | January 28, 2024
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Phase-out of fossil fuels ‘essential and inevitable’ to avoid climate catastrophe: Guterres01:27 | January 17, 2024
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UN’s Guterres says 2024 must be ‘year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope’ in NYE message01:12 | December 28, 2023
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‘The practice of medicine is under attack’: Doctors in Canada call for humanitarian intervention in Gaza02:10 | December 8, 2023
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Guterres warns Gaza is at a ‘breaking point,’ conflict could devastate entire region00:54 | December 8, 2023
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Fighting intensifies in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas enters third month03:11 | December 7, 2023
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‘Earth’s vital signs are failing’: UN chief warns as King Charles, Blinken and others address COP2804:11 | December 1, 2023
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Israel and Hamas agree to 2-day extension on military pause, UN chief says not enough02:10 | November 27, 2023
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response01:49 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza01:28 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief ‘deeply distressed’ by planned Israeli siege of Gaza04:05 | October 9, 2023
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Humanity has ‘opened the gates of hell’: Guterres warns UN climate summit01:35 | September 20, 2023
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UN chief urges G20 leaders to reset climate crisis that’s ‘spiralling out of control’01:55 | September 8, 2023
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Calls for climate action surge amid extreme heat01:53 | July 28, 2023
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record01:52 | July 27, 2023
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels01:59 | June 15, 2023
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IPCC releases 6th synthesis report on global climate change: ‘Humanity is on thin ice’01:28 | March 20, 2023
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Use of nuclear weapons is ‘utterly unacceptable’ in Russia-Ukraine war, UN chief warns01:07 | February 22, 2023
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UN chief denounces Russia for Ukraine invasion as 1-year anniversary approaches01:22 | February 22, 2023
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Turkey earthquake: Trudeau, other world leaders offer assistance03:53 | February 6, 2023
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UN chief says world in ‘sorry state’ with climate change, Russia-Ukraine war at WEF07:22 | January 18, 2023
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UN chief says ‘serious’ Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations still far off00:34 | January 6, 2023
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UN’s António Guterres calls for credible climate action, convenes summit02:04 | December 19, 2022
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‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN secretary-general cautions during COP15 opening02:52 | December 6, 2022
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COP27: ‘We are on a highway to climate hell,’ UN tells world leaders at conference03:22 | November 7, 2022
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Work to address climate change must be as “immense” as the disasters faced, UN says06:16 | October 3, 2022
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Trudeau prioritizing global food security at UN General Assembly01:48 | September 20, 2022
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‘The sun has set on a most extraordinary reign’: United Nations pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II01:19 | September 15, 2022
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Guterres says UN working with U.S., EU to get Russian food and fertilizer to markets01:08 | August 20, 2022
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UN chief says damage to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant would be ‘suicide’01:26 | August 18, 2022
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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II00:57 | April 1, 2020
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UN chief vows immediate action on any new information on ‘infiltration of Hamas’ in UN02:59 | February 9, 2024
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Israel-Hamas: Palestinians reel as countries halt funding amid UN terror allegations03:56 | January 28, 2024
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Phase-out of fossil fuels ‘essential and inevitable’ to avoid climate catastrophe: Guterres01:27 | January 17, 2024
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UN’s Guterres says 2024 must be ‘year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope’ in NYE message01:12 | December 28, 2023
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‘The practice of medicine is under attack’: Doctors in Canada call for humanitarian intervention in Gaza02:10 | December 8, 2023
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Guterres warns Gaza is at a ‘breaking point,’ conflict could devastate entire region00:54 | December 8, 2023
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Fighting intensifies in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas enters third month03:11 | December 7, 2023
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‘Earth’s vital signs are failing’: UN chief warns as King Charles, Blinken and others address COP2804:11 | December 1, 2023
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Israel and Hamas agree to 2-day extension on military pause, UN chief says not enough02:10 | November 27, 2023
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response01:49 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza01:28 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief ‘deeply distressed’ by planned Israeli siege of Gaza04:05 | October 9, 2023
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Humanity has ‘opened the gates of hell’: Guterres warns UN climate summit01:35 | September 20, 2023
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UN chief urges G20 leaders to reset climate crisis that’s ‘spiralling out of control’01:55 | September 8, 2023
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Calls for climate action surge amid extreme heat01:53 | July 28, 2023
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record01:52 | July 27, 2023
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels01:59 | June 15, 2023
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IPCC releases 6th synthesis report on global climate change: ‘Humanity is on thin ice’01:28 | March 20, 2023
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Use of nuclear weapons is ‘utterly unacceptable’ in Russia-Ukraine war, UN chief warns01:07 | February 22, 2023
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UN chief denounces Russia for Ukraine invasion as 1-year anniversary approaches01:22 | February 22, 2023
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Turkey earthquake: Trudeau, other world leaders offer assistance03:53 | February 6, 2023
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UN chief says world in ‘sorry state’ with climate change, Russia-Ukraine war at WEF07:22 | January 18, 2023
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UN chief says ‘serious’ Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations still far off00:34 | January 6, 2023
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UN’s António Guterres calls for credible climate action, convenes summit02:04 | December 19, 2022
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‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN secretary-general cautions during COP15 opening02:52 | December 6, 2022
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COP27: ‘We are on a highway to climate hell,’ UN tells world leaders at conference03:22 | November 7, 2022
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Work to address climate change must be as “immense” as the disasters faced, UN says06:16 | October 3, 2022
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Trudeau prioritizing global food security at UN General Assembly01:48 | September 20, 2022
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‘The sun has set on a most extraordinary reign’: United Nations pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II01:19 | September 15, 2022
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Guterres says UN working with U.S., EU to get Russian food and fertilizer to markets01:08 | August 20, 2022
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UN chief says damage to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant would be ‘suicide’01:26 | August 18, 2022
Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
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April 1, 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday that the world faces “the most challenging crisis” since World War II due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. He stated that the outbreak could bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past.”
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