Guterres Archives - Career Meaning

Guterres condemns escalating violence in South Sudan as aid operations come under fire

·February 9, 2026·1 min read

In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq on Saturday, the UN chief said nearly 10 million people – “more than two thirds of the population” – now require life-saving humanitarian assistance and “continue to bear the brunt of the conflict”. He expressed grave concern over fighting, attacks...

Pakistan: Guterres condemns deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque

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·February 7, 2026·1 min read

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres said he condemned the bombing “in the strongest terms.” Call for accountability “The Secretary-General reiterates that attacks against civilians and places of worship are unacceptable,” the statement said, stressing that those responsible “must be identified and brought to justice.” Mr....

Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks

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·February 7, 2026·1 min read

The development follows weeks of tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme and threats of a US military attack. Delegations headed by US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held indirect talks in Oman, according to media reports. This marked the first time the sides had met since...

Choose peace over chaos, Guterres urges as he sets out final-year priorities

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·January 29, 2026·3 min read

2026 “is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos,” he told journalists in New York. Mr. Guterres – who trained as a physicist before entering public life – said that during times of profound flux, he returns to fixed principles that explain how forces act....

Security Council LIVE: ‘The power of the law must prevail,’ says Guterres

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·January 5, 2026·1 min read

The Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas, a move that has sent shockwaves through the region and beyond. The UN chief António Guterres told ambassadors there must be respect for national sovereignty, “political independence...

US actions in Venezuela ‘constitute a dangerous precedent’: Guterres

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·January 3, 2026·2 min read

US President Donald Trump made the announcement on social media, and the US Attorney General said Mr. Maduro and his wife would face “the full wrath of American justice on American soil, in American courts,” based on a 2020 narcoterrorism indictment during the first Trump administration in New York. The...

Syria: Guterres deplores deadly mosque blast in Homs

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·December 27, 2025·1 min read

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in the explosion at the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque – a place of worship of the minority Alawite community – in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood. Syria has been on the path to political transition since the overthrow of the Assad regime last December but continues to face sectarian and other violence. ...

Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees

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·December 17, 2025·2 min read

Addressing the media outside the council chamber in New York, he pointed to simmering tensions across Yemen and “dramatic new developments” in its eastern governorates that “are turning up the heat.” Since 2014, Yemeni government forces supported by a Saudi-led military coalition have been battling Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran and control the capital, Sana’a. Risk of wider escalation This...

Guterres condemns deadly attack on Hannukah celebration in Sydney

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·December 14, 2025·1 min read

In a social media post, Mr. Guterres said he was “horrified” by the incident. “My heart is with the Jewish community worldwide on this first day of Hannukah, a festival celebrating the miracle of peace and light vanquishing darkness,” he wrote. At least 11 people were killed when two gunmen...

In Baghdad, Guterres hails ‘new chapter’ in Iraq as UN mission draws to a close

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·December 14, 2025·2 min read

UNAMI was established in 2003 following the fall of Saddam Hussein and has supported Iraq through political transition, post-conflict recovery, and the horrors of ISIL, also known as Da’esh. Its mandate concludes on 31 December. Mr. Guterres said the progress made by the Iraqi people in recent years is a...

It’s time for leadership and vision, Guterres tells G20 in South Africa

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·November 22, 2025·1 min read

“Now is the time for leadership and vision,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in Johannesburg on Friday, a day ahead of the official opening. The G20 bloc is made up of the world’s largest economies, although the United States has announced it will not officially participate. This year’s summit highlights...

In Brazil, Guterres calls for ‘fair, fast and final’ shift to clean energy

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·November 8, 2025·1 min read

The latest push came on Friday in remarks to the Energy Transition Roundtable in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the formal opening of the COP30 climate change conference. “The fossil fuel age is ending. Clean energy is rising. Let us make the transition fair, fast, and final,” he said.  ‘Renewables revolution’ underway The UN chief told world leaders that “the global energy...