UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
UN chief asks for wartime plan for COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday asked the Group of 20 (G20) largest economies of the world for a "wartime plan" to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN launches COVID-19 global humanitarian response plan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday launched a 2-billion-U.S.-dollar global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world's most vulnerable countries.
Global recession a near certainty due to COVID19 pandemic: Guterres
A global recession – perhaps of record dimensions – is a near certainty due to the COVID19 pandemic, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
UN chief urges declaring war on COVID-19
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked the world to declare war on COVID-19, two days after the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized the situation as a pandemic.
Xi talks with UN chief, calling for urgent int'l action against COVID-19
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over phone, urging the international community to take urgent action in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
UN chief condemns assassination attempt on Sudanese PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemned" Monday's attack in Khartoum on the convoy of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, said the UN chief's spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday.
UN chief says NW syria in one of most alarming moments
The latest attacks in opposition-held northwest Syria marks "one of the most alarming moments" in the nearly 9-year-old conflict, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
UN chief calls for promotion of women, girls in science
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday asked for efforts to promote women and girls in science, saying that to rise to the challenges of the 21st century "requires dismantling gender stereotypes."
UN chief concerned over tensions that could disrupt Africa Eco Race
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned over the tensions that could disrupt the Africa Eco Race, a Monaco-Dakar rally, his spokesman said Sunday.
Security Council meeting highlights UN Charter as tensions flare up in Mideast
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday held an open debate on upholding the UN Charter, with speakers underscoring values enshrined in the text, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.