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Annexations have 'no place in modern world': UN chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 01:52 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Russia's plans to declare the annexation of occupied parts of Ukraine 'a dangerous escalation'. Read more »

World leaders hinimok na umaksiyon sa climate change, Ukraine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 11:51 PM

Sinabihan ng secretary-general ng United Nations ang mga lider ng iba-ibang bansa na kailangan nang umaksiyon ng lahat sa gitna ng sari-saring krisis. Read more »

Marcos discusses climate, diplomacy with UN chief Guterres

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 03:10 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday (Manila time) met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres, the UN said. Read more »

Opening summit, UN chief warns of 'winter of discontent'

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 21 01:24 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, while saluting efforts for global cooperation, warned of a dire state of the planet. Read more »

UN chief warns education becoming 'great divider'

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 07:15 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that unequal education was quickly dividing the planet as he sought to keep development on the agenda ahead of a week of diplomacy focused on global crises. Read more »

Russian strikes hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 29 10:54 AM

A close aide to the UN chief sent a message to journalists confirming they were safe. Read more »

UN Secretary General arrives in Ukraine

Sergei Supinsky, AFP
Posted at Apr 28 08:27 PM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walks during a visit in Borodianka, outside Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday. Read more »

UN chief warns pandemic not over, decries vaccine inequality

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 01:43 PM

After two years, the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over and could be prolonged further due to 'scandalously unequal' vaccine distribution, the UN secretary-general warned Wednesday. Read more »

World leaders say attack on Ukraine 'unprovoked, unjustified'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 03:10 PM

World leaders swiftly condemned Russia's military attack on Ukraine on Thursday, with Western capitals pledging new sanctions on Moscow. Read more »

UN chief warns of global impact of Russian invasion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 12:48 AM

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the body that "our world is facing a moment of peril" over Ukraine's crisis with Russia. Read more »

UN chief Guterres laments ‘epidemic’ of coups

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 27 07:55 AM

The case of Sudan is the latest in a series of military takeovers in Myanmar, Mali and Guinea and attempted coups in several other countries. Read more »

World leaders congratulate Ressa, Muratov on Nobel Peace Prize

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 08:23 AM

journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were congratulated by global leaders for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »

UN chief to host Afghanistan aid meeting in Geneva

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 07:25 AM

The UN Secretary General will travel to Geneva to convene a high-level conference on aid for Afghanistan on September 13, his spokesman said Friday. Read more »

UN chief declares 'war' on COVID as India toll tops 300,000 dead

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse bureaus
Updated as of May 25 10:39 AM

The UN on Monday declared the world "at war" against Covid-19, as India's death toll passed 300,000 and Japan opened its first mass vaccination centers.   Read more »

UN chief 'dismayed', 'disturbed' by Israel strikes on Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 07:49 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "dismayed" by civilian casualties in Gaza and "deeply disturbed" by Israel's strike on a building containing international media outlets, a spokesman said in a statement released Saturday. Read more »

3 Filipino UN staff who died in line of duty honored

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 12:50 AM

UN Secretary-General Guterres said 336 UN personnel from 82 member-states died in the service of peace or in COVID-19 related circumstances in 2020. Read more »

UN chief calls for more pandemic debt relief for poorer nations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 02:54 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for new creative financing to help poorer nations deal with the pandemic and prevent their economic recoveries from falling behind. Read more »

UN in talks with China for unrestricted Xinjiang visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 07:27 AM

The UN is in negotiations with Beijing for a visit "without restrictions" to Xinjiang to see how the Uighur minority is being treated, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Read more »

UN chief criticizes wealthy countries for vaccine 'stockpile'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 05:30 AM

The UN chief criticized the "self interest" of rich countries for building up vaccine supplies beyond the needs of their populations.  Read more »

UN chief concerned by rise in anti-Asian violence

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 06:42 AM

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the rise of violence against Asians and people of Asian descent globally during the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN spokesman said on Monday. Read more »