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Guterres urges Iran and Israel to ‘fully respect’ ceasefire

·June 25, 2025·3 min read

Before both sides had confirmed that a ceasefire was in place early Tuesday both sides exchanged fire, with Tehran residents saying they had experienced a heavy barrage of attacks. Before leaving Washington for a NATO summit in Europe, President Trump expressed his frustration at the breaches of the fragile ceasefire...

Make midwives universally accessible and save millions of lives, WHO urges

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·June 19, 2025·2 min read

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this sort of large-scale life-saving is possible, if midwifery care is universally accessible and consistent with international standards. “Expanding and investing in midwifery models of care is one of the most effective strategies to improve maternal and newborn health globally,” said Dr. Anshu...

Yemen at breaking point as UN envoy urges action to end suffering

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·June 15, 2025·1 min read

Speaking via videoconference, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said the country remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis. “Yemen is so much more than the containment of a threat,” he said. “The cost of inaction is high.” Mr. Grundberg stressed the urgent need for progress towards...

Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikes

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·June 13, 2025·1 min read

Any military escalation in the Middle East should be censured, the UN chief said in a short statement issued by his spokesperson’s office. “He is particularly concerned by Israeli attacks on nuclear installations in Iran while talks between Iran and the United States on the status of Iran’s nuclear programme...

UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’

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·June 9, 2025·1 min read

“It is absolutely essential to keep alive the two-State solution perspective with all the terrible things we are witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank,” Mr. Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York. He was responding to a question about his message to leaders gathering at a high-level...

Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killings at food distribution sites

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·June 2, 2025·4 min read

More than 30 people were killed and over 100 wounded while waiting in the morning to get food from two sites in Rafah and Middle Gaza run by the newly established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to media reports. The organization is backed by Israel and the United States and...

‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue

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·May 30, 2025·4 min read

At the end of April, Fariza Dzhobirova attended a Model United Nations Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, where she represented Switzerland. For Ms. Dzhobirova, it was a rehearsal of sorts for the actual High-level Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation which began on Thursday in Dushanbe. There, she will serve...

Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peace

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·May 8, 2025·3 min read

The UN chief warned that any further escalation of the conflict could result in massive civilian casualties and worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation across the country. “The expansion of the conflict into an area that has served as a place of refuge for a large number of displaced people...

‘Step back from the brink’, Guterres urges India and Pakistan

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·May 6, 2025·1 min read

Addressing journalists outside the Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Guterres expressed deep concern over deteriorating relations between the two South Asian neighbours, saying they had reached “their highest in years.” He reiterated his condemnation of the 22 April terror attack in the Pahalgam area of Jammu...

Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief

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·May 4, 2025·2 min read

In a powerful statement on Thursday, Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, condemned Israel’s decision to halt humanitarian assistance as a “cruel collective punishment” of the Palestinian population. “Two months ago, the Israeli authorities took a deliberate decision to block all aid to Gaza and halt our efforts to...

Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks

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·May 4, 2025·1 min read

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Friday that the Secretary-General “has been monitoring with alarm the reports of violence in the suburbs of Damascus and in the south of Syria, including reports of civilian casualties and assassination of local administration figures.” More than 100 people have reportedly been killed in...

UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen

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·April 20, 2025·1 min read

At least five humanitarian workers were said to be among those injured, and significant damage was reported to port infrastructure. There are also fears of oil leaks into the Red Sea, raising environmental concerns. In a statement issued on Saturday by his spokesperson, António Guterres emphasised that international law, including...