Antonio Guterres

UN alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50

People walking through smoke and smouldering debris following an airstrike on a market and adjacent bridge in Kyauktaw, in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state on Sept 28.

Outgoing UN chief makes final climate push at New York summit

Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres called on countries to lift their emissions cutting targets and release concrete plans to quit fossil fuels.

UN chief calls for AI curbs and end to wars in his last assembly address

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, on Sept 22.

Venezuelan delegation led by Rodriguez in US discussing debt, energy

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez meets with Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2026. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Chile’s Michelle Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief

Michelle Bachelet’s candidacy lost momentum after Chile’s new leader, far-right President Jose Antonio Kast, withdrew his backing.

UN appoints Trump nominee Lindberg to head World Food Programme

North Korean vice-foreign minister to attend UN General Assembly next week

North Korea’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kim Son Gyong arrives to address the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on Sept 29, 2025.

UN chief Guterres calls for countries fueling Sudan's war to be held accountable

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

UN accepts Trump nominee to head World Food Programme

'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says

A ship transits the Panama Canal near the Gamboa hydrometeorological monitoring station as a lack of rainfall linked to El Nino affects the water levels, in Gamboa, Panama, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun

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