Geopolitics

Guterres calls for ‘maximum restraint’ following drone assault on key Saudi oil facility

New York: The UN Secretary-General appealed on Sunday for “maximum restraint" following a wave of drone attacks claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen, against a huge Saudi Arabian State-owned Armco petroleum processing facility, which threatens to disrupt global oil supplies. more

UN chief extends condolences to families of China landslide casualties

New York, July 30 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of those killed in Sunday’s landslides, in the souther ...

Key economic forum in Russia: New technology a ‘vector of hope’ but also ‘a source of fear’ says Guterres

New York, June 8 (JEN): Technological innovation is continuing to transform the world, with the potential to propel us all towards reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) s ...

Deadly violence at Israel-Gaza border escalates dangerously: UN chief condemns in strongest terms

New York: The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, is following with “deep concern” the latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli border and urges all ...

'Mosques should be safe havens, not sites of terror', says Guterres announcing UN plan to help safeguard religious sites

New York, Mar 23: In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced his intention to launch a UN action plan f ...

‘Proving our worth through action’: 5 things Guterres wants the UN to focus on in 2019

New York: Despite countless “headwinds” and “ills”, the United Nations has “made a real difference” in 2018 and will need to achieve even more in 2019, ...

Most ‘precious’ and ‘scarce’ resource of our time is dialogue, UN chief tells Doha policy forum

New Delhi: Following a productive two weeks of global dialogue for the United Nations and its Member States, alongside governments and advocates, Secretary-General António Gu ...

UN emergency relief fund has ‘never been more critical’: Guterres

New York,: The mission of the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which enables humanitarian responders to deliver life-saving assistance whenever and wherever crises strike, ...

‘We need to do more’ to transform the world, deputy UN chief tells African audiences

New York: During her current trip to South Africa, Deputy-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has spoken at several events in Johannesburg, on the importance of the 2030 Agenda for sus ...

UN chief saddened at news of death of former US President George H.W. Bush

New York, In a statement released on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his sadness at the news of the death of former US President George Herbert Walker ...