UN Chief Archives

April 15, 2024 10:12 AM

UN chief convened an emergency meeting on Iran strikes, says- ‘Neither region nor world can afford more war’

Addressing the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which was convened after Iranian drone and missile launches into Israel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said the 'Middle East' was on the brink, adding that neither the reg...

March 26, 2024 2:02 PM

UN chief calls for opening more entry points to allow aid into besieged Gaza

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that more access points are urgently needed in Gaza to allow aid into the besieged enclave. Speaking in Jordan on Tuesday, Guterres welcomed the Security Council's call for a ceasefire in Gaza b...

December 23, 2023 9:05 AM

UN urges more Gaza aid, UN chief says Israel creating distribution ‘obstacles’

The U.N. Security Council called for boosting humanitarian assistance for Gaza, but the U.N. chief said the way Israel was conducting its military operation was creating "massive obstacles" to aid distribution inside the battered enclave. After days...

December 1, 2023 2:09 PM

COP28: PM Modi received by UAE President & UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at venue

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the venue of the 28th edition of the climate change conference that began on Thursday and will run till D...

August 10, 2023 5:16 PM

UN Chief concerned over Niger President’s deplorable living conditions

According to a U.N. official, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply worried by the reported "deplorable living conditions" of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and his family in arbitrary detention. Niger has been engulfed in political uphe...