Secretary-General António Guterres
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Middle East
UN chief ‘encouraged’ by engagement between Israeli and Palestinian officials
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he is encouraged by the recent engagement between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. Arguing…
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Africa
Guterres says Africa is ‘source of hope’ for the world
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said that Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of…
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Africa
Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
The United Nations’ Secretary-General on Tuesday made the “strongest possible appeal” for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas,…
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Africa
UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative…
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Asia Pacific
UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to…
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Africa
Scores of civilians dead, UN chief condemns ‘appalling’ attacks in Nigeria
The Secretary-General, António Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling” attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in which scores of civilians were killed. According to…
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Africa
Sudan: Food looted in Darfur, 730,000 people left without
The UN chief condemned on Wednesday the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and supplies gifted to the Sudanese authorities for civilian in El…
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Middle East
Guterres in Lebanon: Fair elections in 2022, an ‘essential opportunity’ for voices to be heard
Having heard and seen for himself the suffering of Lebanon’s people, the UN chief told political leaders there on Tuesday…
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Middle East
Lebanese ‘deserve the truth’ over deadly port blast: Guterres
One of the UN Secretary-General’s most prominent stops during the second day of his visit to crisis-hit Lebanon was the…
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Africa
The Gambia: Guterres calls for ‘credible and transparent’ election
As Gambians prepare to choose their next president on Saturday, the UN Secretary-General asked on Friday for voters to help foster “a peaceful environment” at…
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