Antonio Guterres

UN chief warns Mideast on brink of 'full-scale regional conflict'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (Apr 18) painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiralling tensions over the war in Gaza and Iran’s attack on Israel...

Iranian demonstrators show support during an anti-Israeli gathering at Palestine Square in Tehran, April 14, 2024, after Iran retaliated directly against Israel for the killings of its senior generals in Damascus, Syria, with an onslaught of more than 300 drones and missiles.

Middle East, world cannot ‘afford more war’: UN chief

UNITED Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community on Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran’s weeken...

Last year, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres set up a panel of experts to make recommendations on how to govern the use of AI, a technology he has warned presents dangers and risks.

China’s Xi wants UN at heart of AI governance: Guterres

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he wants the United Nations to be at the centre of talks on AI governance.

“It is long past time to move in a determined, irreversible way towards a two-state solution, on the basis of United Nations resolutions and international law,” says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

UN calls for 'irreversible' move toward two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli crisis

The United Nations on Wednesday (Nov 29) called for the international community to move towards a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, saying Jerusalem should serve as the capital o...