UN Chief Urges Restraint Amid Lebanon Explosions UN Secretary-General expresses concern over recent explosions in Lebanon, urging restraint to prevent escalation. Top News · Sep 18, 2024
UN Chief Condemns 'Collective Punishment' Of Palestinians Nothing justifies Israel's collective punishment of the people of Gaza as they endure "unimaginable" suffering, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Monday. International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024
UN head slams Security Council for failure to end Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine wars Antonio Guterres tells Al Jazeera the Security Council is outdated, unfair and ineffective. Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2024
US backs two permanent seats for Africa on UN Security Council The US has thrown its weight behind creating two permanent seats for African states on the United Nations Security Council, and one rotating seat for small island developing states. Years of talks about reforming the council have led nowhere, and many doubt whether US backing will be enough to spur… Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2024
UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals UN experts have called for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil fuels. Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2024
US Calls For Africa To Get Two Permanent UN Security Council Seats The United States called Thursday for two permanent seats on the UN Security Council to be reserved for African nations, alongside a rotating seat for small developing island nations. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
UN Chief Calls For 'Courage' Ahead Of Summit Of The Future UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for world leaders to show greater "vision" and "courage" in their approach to the future, as a crunch summit on the threats and opportunities of the coming years nears. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
UN agency says six staff killed in Israeli strike on school and homes in Gaza THE UN agency for Palestinians has said that six of its staff were killed in an Israeli air strike on one of the schools it runs in central Gaza... The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2024
Gaza Rescuers Say 18 Killed In Israeli Strike On School Israel bombed a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Wednesday, which rescuers said killed 18 people, including UN staffers, while the Israeli army said it hit a Hamas control centre. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
UN Experts Call For Global System To Trace Critical Minerals UN experts called Wednesday for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil fuels. International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024
New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024
UN chief 'never seen such death and destruction' as in Gaza amid Israel assault THE head of the United Nations has spoken out amid Israel's ongoing assault of Gaza, saying he had "never seen such a level of death and… The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2024
The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024
China's Xi Promises $50 Billion For Africa Over Next Three Years Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the pandemic. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2024
France 24 · Aug 30, 2024 Death toll in third day of Israeli raid on West Bank hits at least 20 The death toll from a three-day Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank rose to at least 20 on Friday, Israel and the Palestinian Red Crescent said, while violence raged on in the Gaza Strip. Israel has described its raids on towns and refugee camps across the northern West Bank…
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024 Israeli military kills Islamic Jihad commander in mosque shootout as West Bank raids continue Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad confirms the death of commander Mohammed Jabber
International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024 Death Toll Rises As Israeli West Bank Raids Enter Second Day The death toll climbed Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is "fuelling an already explosive situation".
Radio France Internationale · Aug 27, 2024 Pacific islands face grave danger as sea levels surge, UN warns Warning that sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, particularly around vulnerable Pacific island nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a fresh climate SOS to the world. His alert coincides with a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which warns that climate change threatens the very existence…
Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2024 UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe Speaking at a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in Tonga, Antonio Guterres warned the region was ‘uniquely exposed’.
AAP · Aug 27, 2024 NZ's Peters downplays human-made climate change at PIF As Pacific leaders thanked the UN secretary-general for his advocacy on climate change, New Zealand has downplayed the heights of the crisis.
International Business Times · Aug 27, 2024 UN's Guterres Issues 'Global SOS' Over Fast-rising Pacific Ocean United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages.
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024 UN chief calls rising seas a 'worldwide catastrophe' that especially imperils Pacific paradises United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world
AAP · Aug 26, 2024 UN issues rallying cry on climate for Pacific The UN secretary-general has used the Pacific Islands Forum to call for developed nations to quit fossil fuels and fund developing countries to adapt.
International Business Times · Aug 26, 2024 Big Polluters Urged To Pay As Key Pacific Summit Opens In Tonga Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay."
AAP · Aug 24, 2024 UN chief rebukes New Zealand's fossil fuel plans United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has continued his advocacy for climate action while on a two-day visit to New Zealand.