UN chief says world ‘in peril and paralysed’ as summit convenes At UN General Assembly, Guterres warns leaders that nations are ‘gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction’. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022
Pakistan floods a colossal tragedy 'I have never seen climate carnage on the scale of the floods here in Pakistan. As our planet continues to warm, all countries will increasingly suffer losses and damage from climate beyond their capacity to adapt. This is a global crisis, it demands a global response," wrote UN Secretary General… Bangkok Post · Sep 20, 2022
UN chief calls for energy windfall taxes to help climate victims UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges rich countries to help countries harmed by the climate crisis. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022
UN Chief Warns of ‘Winter of Discontent’ as War and Climate Worsen The head of the United Nations warned Tuesday of an upcoming "winter of global discontent" from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts as world leaders sought ways forward on Ukraine and Iran. The UN General Assembly, the annual gathering of world leaders that clogs Midtown Manhattan, returned in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022
UN chief gives grim assessment of planet as leaders descend on NYC for annual General Assembly NEW YORK — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a grim assessment of the state of the planet Tuesday as world leaders descend on New York City for the annual traffic-choking General Assembly, saying nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction.” Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022
Polluters must pay, says UN chief, urges taxes to help climate victims U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged rich countries to tax windfall profits of fossil fuel companies and use that money to help countries harmed by the climate crisis and people who are struggling with rising food and energy prices. Reuters · Sep 20, 2022
UN chief urges rich nations to address climate injustice U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders Tuesday that rich energy companies should be forced to fork over some windfall profits to aid victims of climate change and offset rising fuel and food costs The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
UN General Assembly: Who is attending, and what’s on the agenda? World leaders will speak in person at the UN headquarters in New York for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022
UN Chief Warns Global Leaders: The World Is in ‘Great Peril’ Warning that the world is in "great peril," the head of the United Nations says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse since Russia invaded… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022
Chilling warning from UN that world is 'in great peril' over four major threats Head of United Nations warns of 'immense' task to save the planet which is 'literally on fire' Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022
UN chief warns that world is in ‘great peril’ as leaders arrive for General Assembly Warning that the world is in “great peril,” the head of the United Nations says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse since Russia invaded… France 24 · Sep 20, 2022
UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in 'great peril' U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the world is in “great peril." The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global education School disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have set back children around the globe, from the United States to sub-Saharan Africa The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
Poet Amanda Gorman, K-pop's Blackpink push global goals at U.N. South Korean pop band Blackpink and American poet Amanda Gorman took to the United Nations stage on Monday to urge action on climate change and other global goals that include achieving gender equality and ending hunger and poverty. Reuters · Sep 19, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022 In world beset by turbulence, nations' leaders gather at UN World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week under the shadow of Europe’s first major conflict since World War II
France 24 · Sep 18, 2022 UN chief Antonio Guterres: ‘I hope the ICC can investigate Izium’ Two days before the start of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he hoped the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be able to investigate the alleged massacre in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium in an interview with FRANCE 24’s Marc…
Reuters · Sep 18, 2022 Ukraine to dominate as world leaders gather at United Nations Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yield any progress toward ending the conflict.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2022 Flood-hit Pakistan deserves more attention and help The crippling natural disaster is another example of how the actions of economically stronger and more powerful nations, however unintentional, can have a crushing impact.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 17, 2022 UN Summit Returns in Person to World of Divisions The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia. Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all…
Reuters · Sep 15, 2022 U.N. chief spoke with Putin, pushes Russian fertilizer exports U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports and that he was hopeful a U.N.-brokered deal would be maintained and expanded to include Russian ammonia.
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022 UN chief and Russia's Putin discuss war in Ukraine U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin about exporting Russian fertilizer through Black Sea ports to address a growing global food crisis
Reuters · Sep 14, 2022 Putin tells U.N. chief he welcomes cooperation with IAEA over Zaporizhzhia plant - Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday that he welcomed "constructive" cooperation with the IAEA nuclear watchdog following its visit to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the Kremlin said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022 US Allows Russia’s Lavrov to Travel to United Nations The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders next week with half the delegation Moscow requested, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday. Moscow had asked Washington for 56 visas, according to…
Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2022 Fears of more flooding as Pakistan death toll crosses 1,400 Flood victims complain that they are without food and ration as authorities struggle to cope with the disaster.
Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2022 Climate impacts heading to ‘uncharted territories of destruction’, says UN chief As new report warns global emissions levels were higher in early 2022 than pre-pandemic, Antonio Guterres says world ‘way off track’ in curbing global warming