Antonio Guterres

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

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 31, 2026

Around three million more files relating to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein - a one-time close friend of US President Donald Trump - were released by the US Justice Department on Jan 30.

UN chief warns of organisation’s ‘imminent financial collapse’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a letter to UN ambassadors that cash for the organisation could run out by July.

UN’s Guterres: Global problems will not be solved by one power ‘calling the shots’

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

UN chief Antonio Guterres warns ‘powerful forces’ undermining global ties

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking on Jan 17 at a conference marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the UN, at Methodist Central Hall in London, the site of the inaugural UN General Assembly.

Russia taunts US: UN should monitor ship attacks in Caribbean, not Red Sea

FILE PHOTO: Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative Anna Evstigneeva addresses members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on the situation in Middle East and Palestine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., May 29, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

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