Antonio Guterres

Former Guyana minister leads in second straw poll for UN chief

Guyana’s former foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett narrowly led the second round of the informal process to pick the next UN chief, according to a source.

Ugandan UN candidate stresses reform, invokes St Francis

FILE PHOTO: Olara Otunnu, leader of the Uganda People's Congress party, arrives for his nomination as presidential candidate in the capital Kampala October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Hudson Apunyo/File Photo

UN’s Guterres seriously concerned by US sanctions on ICC

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference following a meeting with Cyprus President and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman at a U.N. compound in the Nicosia airport area, inside the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, July 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Attacks on aid workers hit record high in 2025, UN says

Some 907 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025, according to the Aid Worker Security Database.

Ecuadorean diplomat nominated as candidate to lead UN

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Former Costa Rican vice-president Rebeca Grynspan is the early frontrunner in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations.

Informal poll shows Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief

Former Costa Rican vice-president Rebeca Grynspan is the early frontrunner in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations.

Selection process for next UN chief begins

Four women and three men are so far in the running to succeed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will complete his second five-year term on Dec 31.

Cypriots sceptical of peace as UN eyes new reunification talks

Protesters at a rally organised by the bicommunal initiative “United Cyprus” near the UN Buffer Zone in Nicosia, Cyprus, July 28.

UN chief Guterres sounds out Cyprus sides on prospects for peace talks

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

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