Geopolitics

‘Global trust’ declining, ‘our world needs stepped-up global leadership’

New York, On the eve of the G20 international forum in Argentina, and ahead of next week’s COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global leadership to be stepped up, “at a time of declining global trust.” more

UN chief advocates for a strengthening of peacekeeping in Africa

New York, Citing the “encouraging progress” achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa – which hosts half of all ongoing missions – UN chie ...

UN Alliance of Civilizations is fundamental to ‘world we need to build’ – Guterres

New York, The role of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations has never been more relevant to the 2030 Agenda objective of “building more peaceful, just and resilient societies ...

United States: UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly California wildfires

New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep sadness” over the loss of lives and damages caused by devastating wildfires in the ...

On Kristallnacht anniversary, UN chief urges renewed fight against 'crime' of anti-Semitism

New York, Political leaders have not yet taken up their responsibility to speak out loudly against neo-Nazism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, war ...

Killing of journalists ‘outrageous’ and should not be ‘new normal’

New York,The killing of journalists around the world for doing their job is “outrageous” and should not become the “new normal” according to UN Secretary-General A ...

‘Exercise restraint’ Guterres urges Sri Lankans, as political crisis deepens

New York, United Nations chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was following Sri Lanka’s deepening political crisis with “great concern”, after a man was ...

UN chief inaugurates new UN headquarters in Indian capital, as official visit gets underway

New York, The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, took part on Monday in the opening ceremony of the Organization’s newly-refurbished headquarters for i ...

UN Chief joins world leaders in calling for greater investment in Africa’s young people

New York, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday joined world leaders in calling for greater investment in jobs for young people in Africa, calling them the co ...

‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ commitment to rules-based order, UN chief tells world leaders

New York, Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust in the rules-based global order – is at a breaking point, Secretary-General ...