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UN chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order

·November 28, 2025·2 min read

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply concerned by the unfolding events,” his spokesperson said in a statement late on Thursday. “He strongly condemns the coup d’état perpetrated by elements of the military and any attempt to violate constitutional order.” He stressed that disregarding “the will of the people who peacefully...

Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly

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·November 21, 2025·1 min read

“Democracy might have its flaws, but it is by far the best system that enables key values of the United Nations, necessary for sustained inclusive development,” Hage Geingob, the President of Namibia told the General Assembly annual general debate. The Namibian leader outlined emerging and existing challenges, which continue to...

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming

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·November 6, 2025·2 min read

“Every fraction of a degree means more hunger, displacement, and loss – especially for those least responsible. It could push ecosystems past irreversible tipping points, expose billions to unlivable conditions, and amplify threats to peace and security,” Mr. Guterres told leaders in Belém. Failure to contain global heating amounts to...

Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution

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·November 5, 2025·3 min read

It seems like science fiction, or even magic: the ability to communicate, control a computer or move a robotic limb via the power of thought. However, it’s not only possible, it’s already transforming the lives of patients with severe disabilities. In 2024, an audience at a UN conference in Geneva...

UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

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·October 30, 2025·1 min read

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents in New York. “He condemns all actions that undermine the ceasefire and endanger civilian lives.” Reassurances given Mr. Dujarric said António Guterres noted “the importance of...

UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supply

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·October 17, 2025·3 min read

The agency says it already has enough supplies in place to feed the entire population of the Strip for three months – if full access is granted by Israel. One week into the fragile ceasefire, WFP has been bringing in an average of 560 tonnes of food each day. “The...

UN urges restraint as US strikes in southern Caribbean escalate tensions with Venezuela

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·October 12, 2025·2 min read

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča said the US operations, conducted between 2 September and 3 October, have heightened tensions in the region and drawn sharp criticism from Caracas. “Venezuelan authorities have announced that they remain on high alert since the United States military deployments...

Guterres urges countries to ‘seize this historic opportunity’ as renewable energy use grows

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·October 8, 2025·2 min read

The latest push follows the release of two reports on Tuesday which affirmed that the so-called “renewables revolution” is accelerating at unprecedented rates. For the first time ever, renewable energy has generated more power than coal, according to new analysis by Ember, a global think tank working to speed up...

DR Congo: UN envoy urges people eager for peace in the east ‘not to lose hope’

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·October 5, 2025·3 min read

Bintou Keita issued the message in an exclusive interview with UN News just a few days after briefing the Security Council on the situation in eastern DRC, expressing “compassion and empathy” for the long-suffering population. “We know that it is very difficult, and it is a daily difficulty,” she said,...

‘Do not submit to a world ruled by brute force,’ Denmark urges world leaders at UN

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·September 30, 2025·1 min read

She stressed that the UN is “as essential as ever,” even as conflicts intensify, extreme poverty grows, and respect for international law and norms erodes. Since 1945, she noted, “more than a billion people have been lifted out of poverty,” life expectancy and living standards have risen, and a global...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Take ‘immediate steps’ to de-escalate tensions over Russia-Ukraine war, urges Jenča

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·September 23, 2025·1 min read

The Security Council met in New York in emergency session on Monday after planes from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intercepted three Russia jets in Estonian airspace last Friday, according to the Estonian Government. Referencing the intensifying attacks by Russia on Ukraine and reported casualties inside Russia, “the world...

Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’

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·September 17, 2025·2 min read

Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in New York, he warned that global divisions, conflicts and crises have taken the very principle of international cooperation to its most fragile inflection point in decades. “Some call it the World Cup of diplomacy,” Mr. Guterres said. “But...