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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
00:58 | April 1, 2020
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UN relevancy in question as organization celebrates 80th anniversary
02:48 | September 28, 2025
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Lifelines keeping people alive in Gaza are ‘collapsing,’ warns UN
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UNRWA has ‘no visibility beyond September’ as funds expected to run out
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‘Rathole of retaliation’: Guterres calls for return to negotiating table after US strikes on Iran
01:20 | June 22, 2025
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Over 600 aid trucks enter Gaza on first day of ceasefire, UN chief says
02:47 | January 20, 2025
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Northern Gaza ‘rapidly exhausting’ means to survive: UN
01:54 | October 24, 2024
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Netanyahu urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers as IDF targets Hezbollah militants in Lebanon
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UN holds emergency meeting on Israel, Lebanon
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UN warns Lebanon on brink of becoming 2nd Gaza
02:11 | September 24, 2024
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Lebanon pager attack: World leaders say blasts pose ‘serious risk of dramatic escalation’
03:55 | September 18, 2024
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Israeli airstrikes continue during polio vaccination drive
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UN demands immediate release of 11 employees detained by Yemen Houthis
01:32 | August 19, 2024
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UN chief addresses Israel spreading ‘misinformation’ about his approach to Hamas amid Gaza conflict
02:50 | June 25, 2024
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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
02:11 | November 27, 2023
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response
01:50 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza
01:29 | 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
01:54 | July 28, 2023
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record
01:53 | July 27, 2023
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels
02:00 | 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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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
00:58 | April 1, 2020
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UN relevancy in question as organization celebrates 80th anniversary
02:48 | September 28, 2025
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Lifelines keeping people alive in Gaza are ‘collapsing,’ warns UN
02:33 | July 21, 2025
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UNRWA has ‘no visibility beyond September’ as funds expected to run out
03:05 | June 24, 2025
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‘Rathole of retaliation’: Guterres calls for return to negotiating table after US strikes on Iran
01:20 | June 22, 2025
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Over 600 aid trucks enter Gaza on first day of ceasefire, UN chief says
02:47 | January 20, 2025
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Northern Gaza ‘rapidly exhausting’ means to survive: UN
01:54 | October 24, 2024
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Netanyahu urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers as IDF targets Hezbollah militants in Lebanon
02:17 | October 13, 2024
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UN holds emergency meeting on Israel, Lebanon
02:04 | October 2, 2024
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UN warns Lebanon on brink of becoming 2nd Gaza
02:11 | September 24, 2024
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Lebanon pager attack: World leaders say blasts pose ‘serious risk of dramatic escalation’
03:55 | September 18, 2024
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Israeli airstrikes continue during polio vaccination drive
02:05 | September 5, 2024
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UN demands immediate release of 11 employees detained by Yemen Houthis
01:32 | August 19, 2024
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UN chief addresses Israel spreading ‘misinformation’ about his approach to Hamas amid Gaza conflict
02:50 | June 25, 2024
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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
02:11 | November 27, 2023
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response
01:50 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza
01:29 | 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
01:54 | July 28, 2023
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record
01:53 | July 27, 2023
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels
02:00 | 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
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 II00:58 | April 1, 2020 -
UN relevancy in question as organization celebrates 80th anniversary02:48 | September 28, 2025 -
Lifelines keeping people alive in Gaza are ‘collapsing,’ warns UN02:33 | July 21, 2025 -
UNRWA has ‘no visibility beyond September’ as funds expected to run out03:05 | June 24, 2025 -
‘Rathole of retaliation’: Guterres calls for return to negotiating table after US strikes on Iran01:20 | June 22, 2025 -
Over 600 aid trucks enter Gaza on first day of ceasefire, UN chief says02:47 | January 20, 2025 -
Northern Gaza ‘rapidly exhausting’ means to survive: UN01:54 | October 24, 2024 -
Netanyahu urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers as IDF targets Hezbollah militants in Lebanon02:17 | October 13, 2024 -
UN holds emergency meeting on Israel, Lebanon02:04 | October 2, 2024 -
UN warns Lebanon on brink of becoming 2nd Gaza02:11 | September 24, 2024 -
Lebanon pager attack: World leaders say blasts pose ‘serious risk of dramatic escalation’03:55 | September 18, 2024 -
Israeli airstrikes continue during polio vaccination drive02:05 | September 5, 2024 -
UN demands immediate release of 11 employees detained by Yemen Houthis01:32 | August 19, 2024 -
UN chief addresses Israel spreading ‘misinformation’ about his approach to Hamas amid Gaza conflict02:50 | June 25, 2024 -
UN chief vows immediate action on any new information on ‘infiltration of Hamas’ in UN02:59 | February 9, 2024 -
Israel-Hamas: Palestinians reel as countries halt funding amid UN terror allegations03:56 | January 28, 2024 -
Phase-out of fossil fuels ‘essential and inevitable’ to avoid climate catastrophe: Guterres01:27 | January 17, 2024 -
UN’s Guterres says 2024 must be ‘year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope’ in NYE message01:12 | December 28, 2023 -
‘The practice of medicine is under attack’: Doctors in Canada call for humanitarian intervention in Gaza02:10 | December 8, 2023 -
Guterres warns Gaza is at a ‘breaking point,’ conflict could devastate entire region00:54 | December 8, 2023 -
Fighting intensifies in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas enters third month03:11 | December 7, 2023 -
‘Earth’s vital signs are failing’: UN chief warns as King Charles, Blinken and others address COP2804:11 | December 1, 2023 -
Israel and Hamas agree to 2-day extension on military pause, UN chief says not enough02:11 | November 27, 2023 -
‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response01:50 | October 24, 2023 -
UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza01:29 | October 24, 2023 -
UN chief ‘deeply distressed’ by planned Israeli siege of Gaza04:05 | October 9, 2023 -
Humanity has ‘opened the gates of hell’: Guterres warns UN climate summit01:35 | September 20, 2023 -
UN chief urges G20 leaders to reset climate crisis that’s ‘spiralling out of control’01:55 | September 8, 2023 -
Calls for climate action surge amid extreme heat01:54 | July 28, 2023 -
‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record01:53 | July 27, 2023 -
UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels02:00 | June 15, 2023 -
IPCC releases 6th synthesis report on global climate change: ‘Humanity is on thin ice’01:28 | March 20, 2023
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Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II00:58 | April 1, 2020
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UN relevancy in question as organization celebrates 80th anniversary02:48 | September 28, 2025
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Lifelines keeping people alive in Gaza are ‘collapsing,’ warns UN02:33 | July 21, 2025
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UNRWA has ‘no visibility beyond September’ as funds expected to run out03:05 | June 24, 2025
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‘Rathole of retaliation’: Guterres calls for return to negotiating table after US strikes on Iran01:20 | June 22, 2025
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Over 600 aid trucks enter Gaza on first day of ceasefire, UN chief says02:47 | January 20, 2025
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Northern Gaza ‘rapidly exhausting’ means to survive: UN01:54 | October 24, 2024
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Netanyahu urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers as IDF targets Hezbollah militants in Lebanon02:17 | October 13, 2024
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UN holds emergency meeting on Israel, Lebanon02:04 | October 2, 2024
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UN warns Lebanon on brink of becoming 2nd Gaza02:11 | September 24, 2024
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Lebanon pager attack: World leaders say blasts pose ‘serious risk of dramatic escalation’03:55 | September 18, 2024
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Israeli airstrikes continue during polio vaccination drive02:05 | September 5, 2024
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UN demands immediate release of 11 employees detained by Yemen Houthis01:32 | August 19, 2024
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UN chief addresses Israel spreading ‘misinformation’ about his approach to Hamas amid Gaza conflict02:50 | June 25, 2024
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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 enough02:11 | November 27, 2023
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‘Palestinian civilians must be protected’: UNSC debates Israel-Hamas conflict response01:50 | October 24, 2023
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UN chief condemns ‘clear violation’ of international humanitarian law in Gaza01:29 | 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 heat01:54 | July 28, 2023
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ UN chief warns as world sees hottest month on record01:53 | July 27, 2023
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UN chief pleads for countries to phase out fossil fuels02:00 | 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
Coronavirus outbreak: U.N. chief says COVID-19 ‘most challenging crisis’ since World War II
Description
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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