UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Column by Mahfuz Anam: West’s moral standing and the slaughter of Palestinians
Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?
26 October 2023
Israel's allies must see the moral imperative of a ceasefire
Unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza is of utmost importance
25 October 2023
UN chief slams rich countries' treatment of poor states
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world's rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with "predatory" interest rates and crippling fuel prices.
4 March 2023
Climate change: Govts’ inaction ‘dangerous’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it.
15 June 2022
Women must be at ‘centre of peacekeeping decision-making’: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says women’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”.
12 April 2019
The best-selling brand today is fear: UN chief
Warning against the dangers of widespread fear and mistrust in the planet, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he wants to reaffirm the UN as a platform for action to repair broken trust in a broken world.
19 January 2019
UN, US want peaceful polls in Bangladesh
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all stakeholders to ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after Sunday's general election in Bangladesh.
27 December 2018
World must prevent runaway climate change by 2020: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is facing “a direct existential threat” and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent “runaway climate change.”
11 September 2018
Support countries hosting refugees: UN chief
The communities or countries providing safe refuge to people fleeing war or persecution shouldn’t be alone and unsupported, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says on the occasion of World Refugee Day.
20 June 2018