Antonio Guterres

‘Out of control’: UN chief names personal envoy for Middle East war

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) had appointed veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault to be his personal envoy on the conflict in the Middle East.

Mexico will keep supporting Bachelet for UN chief, president says

FILE PHOTO: Former president of Chile Michelle Bachelet and former United Nations' humanitarian chief Valerie Amos attend the presentation of the report \"Women in Multilateralism 2024” during an event by GWL Voices, an organisation of women world leaders committed to building an international system of equality, in Madrid, Spain, January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo

UN seeks $325 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people

People gather after an evacuation order, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

UN Security Council to meet on Feb 28 on Iran conflict

FILE PHOTO: A view during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Iran at the request of the United States at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

UN chief Guterres decries global rise of ‘rule of force’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that human rights are being pushed back deliberately around the world.

UN seeks clarity on when US will pay dues, and how much

The United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on Sept 26, 2025.

South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

A general view shows traders selling their merchandise at the Birere market despite the paralysis of commercial activities following fighting between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN, says envoy Waltz

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz addresses an event marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

UN chief calls New START expiration ‘grave moment’

(FILES) This US Air Force handout photograph shows an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile as it launches during a developmental test at 12:33 a.m. Pacific Time on February 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Russia vowed on February 4, 2026, to act "responsibly" should its last nuclear treaty with the United States expire on February 5, amid mounting fears the agreement's collapse could spur a new arms race between the top nuclear powers. The New START agreement, signed in 2010, limits the number of nuclear warheads each side can deploy. (Photo by Clayton WEAR / US AIR FORCE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /US AIR FORCE /CLAYTON WEAR/ HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Explainer: Why is UN warning of ‘imminent financial collapse’?

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on a screen as he speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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