Former Portugal prime minister Guterres front runner to be next UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon steps down at the end of 2016 after two five-year terms.
Closing borders not solution in Islamic State battle: UN refugee chief
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that closing borders on Muslims fleeing violence by Islamic State is counterproductive and only risks helping the group grow stronger.
Nov 26, 2015, 21:33 PM IST
World waited too long to act on refugee crisis: UN
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Saturday the world waited far too long to respond to the refugee crisis sparked by the wars in Syria and elsewhere, though rich countries now appear to understand the scale of the problem.
Sep 27, 2015, 09:26 AM IST
