Rishi Sunak to demand ‘global mission for clean growth’ as COP27 begins Rishi Sunak to tell world leaders to move ‘further and faster’ from damaging fossil fuels as UN chief warns of ‘climate chaos’ Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2022
Past eight years eight hottest on record, UN report warns The UN’s weather and climate body outlines ‘chronicle of climate chaos’ as COP27 talks get under way in Egypt. Al Jazeera · Nov 6, 2022
A Canadian senator aims to end the widespread financial backing of fossil fuels The United Nations climate change conference, COP27, has begun in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. In the lead-up to the conference, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report revealed “a litany of broken climate promises” by governments and corporations. The Conversation · Nov 6, 2022
COP27 Summit to Kick off in Egypt The COP27 summit kicks off Sunday in Egypt with nearly 200 countries struggling to outpace increasingly dire climate impacts in a world upended by war and economic turmoil. Just in the last few months, a cascade of climate-addled weather disasters has killed thousands, displaced millions and caused billions in damages:… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 6, 2022
Cop27: rich and poor countries failing to agree on historic pact would be 'absolutely catastrophic' UN chief Antonio Guterres sent a stark warning on the eve of the global climate summit Wales Online · Nov 5, 2022
U.N. chief urges North Korea to resume denuclearization talks U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned North Korea's recent missile launches, urging Pyongyang to "immediately desist from taking any further provocative action" and take immediate steps to resume talks aimed at the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a U.N. spokesman said. Reuters · Nov 4, 2022
UN chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos' U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the planet is heading toward irreversible “climate chaos.” The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
U.N. chief pushes Russia, Ukraine to extend Black Sea grain deal Ukraine has exported 10 million tonnes of grain and other food since a U.N.-brokered deal in July restarted shipments stalled by Russia's war, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday as he pushed Russia and Ukraine to extend the pact. Reuters · Nov 3, 2022
'Excellent News': World Hails Ethiopia Truce Ethiopia's government and the rebel authorities in the Tigray region said Wednesday they had signed a deal to cease hostilities after two years of brutal conflict. Here are some of the reactions from around the world: - 'Welcome first step' - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres heralded the announcement as… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 3, 2022
U.N. chief Guterres welcomes Ethiopia truce as 'welcome first step' U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the truce agreed in Ethiopia on Wednesday as a "welcome first step" that he hoped would bring solace to civilians after two years of war, according to a U.N. spokesman. Reuters · Nov 2, 2022
U.N. chief welcomes Russia return to Ukraine Black Sea grain deal U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed on Wednesday Russia's resumption of participation in the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal, a U.N. spokesman said, and is continuing to push for a renewal of the pact that could expire on Nov. 19. Reuters · Nov 2, 2022
UN chief attempts to rescue grain deal amid global concern over Russia ‘hunger games’ Zelensky warns suspension of grain corridor will drive large-scale famine in Africa and Asia The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022
Warning food prices will rocket in UK after Russia blocks grain exports from Ukraine Vladimir Putin has been accused of playing a 'hunger game' by starving people during the cost of living crisis Wales Online · Oct 30, 2022
UK food prices to surge after Putin blames Royal Navy for attack on Black Sea Fleet The UK's Ministry of Defence has accused Russia of ''peddling false claims' Wales Online · Oct 30, 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2022 UK tells Vladimir Putin not to stop vital grain reaching ‘the world’s hungry’ Ukrainian officials warned Russia was “using a false pretext” in order to suspend the deal
WEKU · Oct 29, 2022 Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down Russian says it has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered deal which under which the United Nations says more than 9 million tons of grain and other food products have been exported.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2022 Russia suspends participation in deal on Ukraine grain exports – as it happened Russia’s defence minister says mobilisation of 300,000 reservists finished and ‘no further measures are planned’; Antonio Guterres calls for west to help remove blocks to Russian grain exports
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 29, 2022 UN Chief Urges Extension of Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on "all parties" to "make every effort" to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, including facilitating shipments of Russian grain, his spokesman said. The so-called Black Sea deal, signed in July by the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, has allowed more than…
Reuters · Oct 28, 2022 Exclusive-United States to put United Nations focus on Iran protests The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways to promote credible, independent investigations into Iranian human rights abuses.
Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2022 Canada sends delegation to Haiti to ‘assess’ security crisis Move comes as top Canadian and US leaders meet in Ottawa to discuss potential ‘international security mission’ to Haiti.
Bangkok Post · Oct 27, 2022 UN chief decries 'greenwashing' Carbon neutrality goals are useless if not backed by action, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, stressing that the world cannot “afford any more greenwashing”.
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 UN report: Climate pollution reductions 'highly inadequate' A new UN report shows that countries aren't doing enough to cut emissions of heat trapping gases
ABC News · Oct 27, 2022 Climate change: World 'hurtling' towards Paris target overshoot, UN emissions report warns The world is headed for "economy-destroying levels of global heating" as signatory countries to the Paris Agreement fail to commit to more ambitious emissions reduction targets, the UN's latest emissions report warns.
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 West and Russia clash over UN probe of drone use in Ukraine Many U.N. Security Council members led by the U.S. and its Western allies insist Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has the right to investigate whether Russia has used Iranian drones to attack civilians and power plants in Ukraine
Reuters · Oct 26, 2022 U.N. lawyer pushes back on Russian row over Iran drone inquiry The chief U.N. lawyer on Wednesday pushed back on a Russian argument that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cannot report to the Security Council on Western accusations that Moscow used Iran-made drones in Ukraine in violation of a 2015 resolution.