UN Secretary-General

The United Nations will choose its 10th secretary-general this year for a five-year term beginning January 1, 2027. In the second informal poll held on Friday, Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett emerged narrowly ahead, according to sources…
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International law is more vital than ever at a time when even major powers are questioning its relevance, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday. Marking the 80th anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the…
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres convened the Climate Summit 2025, bringing together global leaders to announce climate commitments and accelerate momentum toward the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) in November. Nearly 100…
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for "utmost restraint" as violent clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border escalated, displacing over 135,000 people and resulting in significant casualties. The conflict, centered…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern that the climate finance deal agreed early Sunday in Azerbaijan did not go far enough, as he urged nations to view it as a “foundation” on which to build. “I had hoped for a more…
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The UN secretary general has said that “climate change is out of control”, as an unofficial analysis of data showed that average world temperatures in the seven days to Wednesday were the hottest week on record. “If we persist in delaying…
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Let me begin by thanking the Climate TRACE coalition and Al Gore for this critical initiative. The climate crisis is in front of our eyes – but also hidden in plain sight. We have huge emissions gaps, finance gaps, adaptation gaps. But…
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As COP27 gets underway, our planet is sending a distress signal. The latest State of the Global Climate report is a chronicle of climate chaos. As the World Meteorological Organization shows so clearly, change is happening with…
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Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Tuesday as she took charge as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the country's first woman envoy at the world body's…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers in Congo that resulted in the death of two Indians and one Moroccan personnel and said such attacks “may constitute a war crime”. The…
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