António Guterres

Don’t sleepwalk into war over North Korea, warns UN boss

TOKYO: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres Thursday warned the world against "sleepwalking into war" over… Read More

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Tillerson, UN chief on Rohingya crisis

MANILA: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faced rising global pressure Tuesday to solve the… Read More

PM Abbasi meets UN chief; demands appointment of special representative for Kashmir

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday met United Nations Secretary General Antonio… Read More

UN chief calls for lifting of Gaza blockade

JABALIA, PALESTINE: UN chief Antonio Guterres called for the blockade of Gaza to be lifted… Read More

UN chief calls for reopening of Yemen port, airport

KUWAIT CITY: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged warring parties in Yemen to allow… Read More

UN chief Guterres looking forward to visit Pakistan

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appreciated Pakistan’s role at the UN, and… Read More

Countries pledge $1.1bn to avert Yemen famine

GENEVA: Countries around the world on Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help… Read More

Malala receives highest UN honor to promote girls education

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a U.N. Messenger… Read More

Malala Yousafzai named UN messenger of peace

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced to designate Malala Yousafzai as global… Read More

US funding cut to UNFPA could be devastating for women: Guterres

UNITED NATIONS: The US decision to cut funding to the UN Population Fund is based… Read More

Palestinians condemn US veto of ex-PM as UN Libya envoy

RAMALLAH: The Palestinians condemned as "blatant discrimination" Washington's decision to block the appointment of their… Read More

US envoy eyes cuts to UN peacekeeping

NEW YORK: Washington's new UN envoy Nikki Haley is putting in motion a far-reaching review… Read More

UN chief calls for lifting US travel ban

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for lifting a US ban on… Read More

UN must strenghten action on human rights: Guterres

NEW YORK: Voicing extreme concern over discrimination, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said the… Read More

New UN chief calls for ‘whole new approach’ to prevent war

UNITED NATIONS: New UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a "whole new approach"… Read More

Pakistan submits dossier on Indian interference to UN chief

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Friday delivered a dossier… Read More

New UN chief aims to make 2017 ‘a year for peace’

UNITED NATIONS: The new United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he would like to… Read More

“I feel a bit like Cinderella”: Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to United Nations

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon paid an emotional farewell to the United Nations on… Read More

Guterres takes reins at UN, looking to make changes

UNITED NATIONS: Antonio Guterres assumes the reins of the United Nations on Sunday hoping to… Read More

Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as the ninth secretary-general of the United… Read More