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Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres

·March 5, 2025·3 min read

Speaking at the emergency summit of Arab nations on the situation in the Middle East and Gaza reconstruction in Cairo, António Guterres welcomed Arab-led efforts to mobilize support for Gaza’s recovery. He stressed that rebuilding the war-ravaged territory must be guided by principles that respect international law and prevent further...

US aid cuts will make world ‘less healthy, less safe and less prosperous’: Guterres

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·March 2, 2025·2 min read

“These cuts impact a wide range of critical programmes,” he told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York, highlighting the potential disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work, development projects, counterterrorism efforts and initiatives to combat drug trafficking. He expressed the UN’s gratitude “for the leading role” the US has played...

Guterres urges parties to find a way forward on next phase of Gaza ceasefire

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·March 1, 2025·1 min read

“The past six weeks have provided a fragile but vital reprieve, offering a measure of relief to both Palestinians and Israelis,” said the UN chief in a statement issued by his Spokesperson. During the period of the truce, thousands of trucks carrying life-saving assistance entered Gaza, reaching nearly every person...

Nuclear weapons are ‘one-way road to annihilation’ warns Guterres

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·February 25, 2025·1 min read

“The nuclear option is not an option at all,” he said, addressing the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. “It is a one-way road to annihilation. We need to avoid this dead-end at all costs.” Arms race spreading to space Mr. Guterres warned delegates of heightened global security concerns, noting...

Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is Enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark

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·February 23, 2025·1 min read

“On this tragic occasion, I reaffirm the urgent need for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace – one that fully upholds Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the UN Charter, international law, and resolutions of the General Assembly,” António Guterres said in a...

Amid ‘clear’ threat of nuclear war, Guterres tells Security Council multilateral off-ramp is essential

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·February 18, 2025·8 min read

The ministerial-level meeting was convened by China, which holds the rotating Council presidency this month, as the UN prepares to mark its 80th anniversary later this year. UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the debate emphasizing that “global solidarity and solutions are needed more than ever” as the climate crisis rages...

Africa ‘brimming with hope and possibility’: Guterres

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·February 15, 2025·4 min read

“The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN chief, striking a positive tone from the outset. “Together, we see an Africa brimming with hope and possibility.” The Secretary-General noted the “booming, enterprising” young population of the continent and the wealth of...

World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres

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·February 15, 2025·3 min read

Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, António Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of “staggering scale and brutality”. He warned that it is increasing spilling into the wider region. “It is a crisis that demands sustained and urgent attention,” he said,...

Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen

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·February 12, 2025·1 min read

“Heartbroken and outraged by the tragic loss of WFP team member, Ahmed, who lost his life while arbitrarily detained in Yemen,” Executive Director Cindy McCain said on Tuesday in a post on the social media platform X. She described him as “a devoted humanitarian and father of two”, who “played...

Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian funds from aid ‘pause’

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·January 28, 2025·1 min read

President Trump’s executive order a week ago called for all foreign aid to be re-evaluated to ensure that it complies which his new foreign policy priorities. The immediate scope of the order was not clear but on Friday, according to news reports, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued...

At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments

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·January 22, 2025·2 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the exclusive event held high in the Swiss Alps where senior politicians, Heads of State and CEOs of some of the world’s biggest and most influential companies rub shoulders. The UN Secretary-General took aim at the theme...

Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’

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·January 21, 2025·5 min read

António Guterres addressed the Council’s first quarterly debate on the Middle East for the year, held against the backdrop of Sunday’s temporary ceasefire in Gaza, the end of hostilities in Lebanon sparked by the war, and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. “We have a responsibility to help...