United Nations chief urges Myanmar to halt attacks on Rohingya
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday on Myanmar to halt its military campaign against Rohingyas in Rakhine state, acknowledging that the Muslim minority was facing ethnic cleansing.
Sep 13, 2017, 23:07 PM IST
UN condemns North Korea nuclear tests
On Sunday, North Korea said it detonated a hydrogen bomb designed for a long-range missile and called it a "perfect success", inviting worldwide condemnation and promises of tougher US sanctions.
Sep 06, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
UN chief warns against military action on North Korea, calls for diplomacy
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned that military action to deal with North Korean nuclear and missile threats will be "too horrific to contemplate".
Aug 16, 2017, 23:19 PM IST
UN chief says Cyprus talks fail
Talks aimed at ending the four-decade Cyprus conflict have closed without reaching an agreement, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday after a stormy final session of talks that ran into the early hours.
Jul 07, 2017, 08:44 AM IST
UN chief in Switzerland for final Cyprus peace push
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Switzerland on Friday to give a boost to pivotal talks aimed at reuniting the Mediterranean island of Cyprus after more than four decades of bitter division.
Jun 30, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Iran accuses United States of 'brazen' plan to change its government
Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo said in a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres circulated on Tuesday that Tillerson's comments are also "a flagrant violation" of the 1981 Algiers Accords in which the United States pledged "not to intervene, directly or indirectly, politically or militarily, in Iran's internal affairs."
Jun 28, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
Hopes fading in China for 118 still missing day after landslide
At risk from more landslides in the area, a massive rescue effort involving more than 3,000 rescue workers was underway, Xinhua reported.
Jun 25, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
United Nations chief condemns separate bomb attacks in Pakistan
Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured in the two separate attacks.
Jun 24, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
UN chief says he is engaged in bringing about Indo-Pak dialogue
PM Modi and Guterres had met in St Petersburg earlier in June on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Jun 21, 2017, 11:18 AM IST
UN chief engages to resume India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir
Guterres was asked about the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control and the ceasefire violations since he assumed office as the UN chief in January.
Over 3,300 dead in 8 months of DR Congo unrest
The UN's MONUSCO peacekeeping mission had previously spoken of "more than 400 dead" while about 1.3 million people are estimated to have fled their homes in the Kasai provinces.
Iran protests against Rex Tillerson `transition` remarks
The administration of President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly hawkish position towards Iran since taking office in January.
Jun 20, 2017, 14:31 PM IST
New high-level UN office set up to fight terrorism globally, India welcomes move
According to diplomats, Russia is lobbying for the crucial new post of Under Secretary General for counter terrorism.
Jun 16, 2017, 00:14 AM IST
UN chief congratulates India, Pakistan on full SCO membership
India and Pakistan are now members of the SCO
Jun 10, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
US wary of French push for UN to back Sahel force: Diplomats
The United States is wary of a French push for the UN Security Council to authorize a West African force to combat terrorism and trafficking in the Sahel region because it does not believe it is warranted and does not want the world body to help fund it.
Jun 09, 2017, 10:54 AM IST
UN chief warns of serious clean water shortages by 2050
The secretary-general said the United Nations is ready to engage in preventive diplomacy to keep the competition for water from sparking conflicts.
Jun 07, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
'UN chief not shying away from handling global conflicts'
The UN has rejected assertions that Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "shying" away from handling tense global situations including those between India and Pakistan and in Qatar, emphasising that he "notices" what is going on in the world.
Jun 07, 2017, 09:46 AM IST
Cyprus talks to resume this month: UN chief
The agreement to resume negotiations on a historic deal was reached during a four-hour meeting between the two leaders and Guterres at UN headquarters.
Jun 05, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
UN chief calls on world to back Paris climate deal
In his first major speech on climate action on Tuesday, Guterres promised that he will intensify high-level political engagement to "raise the bar" on climate action, Xinhua news agency reported.
May 31, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
UN to check human rights record for Sri Lankan peacekeepers
"We need to have an enhanced screening process for Sri Lankan peacekeepers," Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
May 27, 2017, 15:00 PM IST
