Tag: Antonio Guterres

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Guterres warns world leaders planet “on fire” ahead of UN General Assembly

  

  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Monday told world leaders that the planet was “literally on fire.” He made those remarks ahead of the 77th General Assembly (UNGA) opening Tuesday in New York, which traditionally happens with a speech from Brazil's President.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  UN concerned shortage of fertilizers might affect global food supply

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday discussed the issue of fertilizers and food exports with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was reported.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:48 UTC

  UN Chief warns from Hiroshima against nuclear threats worldwide

  

  United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday warned that the current war in Ukraine and other conflicts worldwide might repeat the disastrous experience that people there in Hiroshima went through 77 years ago.

• Monday, August 1st 2022 - 08:15 UTC

  Two killed unprovokedly by UN peacekeepers in Congo

  

  Congolese authorities have taken action Sunday after two people were killed by fire stemming from the United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in the violence-torn African country, it was announced Sunday.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  United Nations “Ocean emergency” conference opens in Lisbon

  

  With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world’s ocean — critical to food security, economic growth, and the environment — the 2022 UN Ocean Conference opened in Lisbon, Portugal with a call for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, technology and innovation.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina again requests UN Secretary General's good offices in the Malvinas sovereignty dispute

  

  Ahead of his address to the United Nations Special Decolonization Committee, C24, this Thursday, demanding sovereignty talks with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands sovereignty, Argentine foreign minister Santiago Cafiero met on Wednesday with US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Ukraine has 22 million tons of grains blocked because of Russian invasion, claims Zelensky

  

  While Ukraine claims to have some 22 million tons of grains and seed in stock, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States, and the European Union to restore Ukrainian grain exports and prevent the current global food crisis from getting worse.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Decolonization C24 Pacific Regional Seminar opens in Saint Lucia

  

  St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre, will this Wednesday 11th May, formally open a United Nations Seminar on Decolonization, which is to be held at the Sandals Grande Hotel until 13th May 2022.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Guterres tours Ukraine amid heavy Russian shelling

  

  One day after meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday traveled to Kyiv for an encounter with Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky amid heavy shelling from Russian forces.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  No progress after Guterres meeting with Putin in Moscow

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that no solution could be achieved in the crisis with Ukraine without solving the territorial issue of Crimea and Donbas.