Antonio Guterres

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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins

Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...

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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins

Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...

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UN Calls For Halt To South Sudan Fighting

The United Nations on Saturday called for a halt to fighting in South Sudan after the government launched a new...

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UN Eyes New Talks On Western Sahara After Polisario Pullback

The United Nations set its sights on restarting political talks on the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the...

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Arab League Urges ICRC To Intervene On Palestinian Prisoners

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit on Wednesday urged the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene with...

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UN Council To Vote On Re-Launching Western Sahara Talks

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Thursday on a draft resolution backing a UN bid to re-start talks on...

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Countries Pledge $1.1bn To Avert Yemen Famine

Countries around the world Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help prevent a looming famine in war-torn...

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UN Chief Vows To Stand Up Against Anti-Israel Bias

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres sought to reassure international Jewish community leaders on Sunday that he would...

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Government Forces Advance Against Rebels North of Hama

The Syrian army and allied forces have advanced against rebels in western Syria near Hama city, building on recent...

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Russia Blocks UN Condemnation of N.Korea Missile Test

Russia on Wednesday blocked UN Security Council condemnation of North Korea's latest missile test even though China had...

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UN Chief Names German To Head UNDP

UN chief Antonio Guterres has named a German with extensive experience at the world organization, Achim Steiner, as the...

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Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike

Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last...

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UN Chief Urges New Bid To End Western Sahara Dispute

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a new diplomatic push to end the decades-old dispute over Western...

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UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...

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South Sudan Leader Acknowledges Famine

President Salva Kiir has acknowledged that the world’s youngest nation faces a famine that has left almost half of...

International

UN Emergency Talks After US Missile Strikes

The UN Security Council has heard sharp exchanges over the US bombardment of a Syrian air base suspected of using...

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UN Chief Urges Restraint, Council To Meet On US Strikes In Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged restraint and a renewed push for peace in Syria as the Security...

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Mosul Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Displacement Peaks

The fighting in west Mosul has forced up to 15,000 people to flee their homes every day recently, straining...

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Donors Pledge Billions At Syria Aid Conference

International donors on Wednesday pledged $6.0 billion in aid for Syria this year at a conference overshadowed by a...