U.N. chief urges Myanmar to resolve Rohingya crisis but skips referring to them by name
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern Sunday over the plight of the 730,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine state, calling on Myanmar's government to take responsibility by dealing with the "root causes" of their flight to Bangladesh and working toward their safe repatriation. Guterres ...
The Turkish military offensive in Syria has displaced at least 160,000 civilians, the U.N. secretary general said Monday in a statement urging an "immediate de-escalation." Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "is gravely concerned over the military developments in northeast Syria," the statement said. It said Guterres was urging ...
Russia in May bombed four U.N.-flagged off-limits Syria hospitals in 12 hours, NYT reports
Russian warplanes bombed four hospitals in rebel-held territory in Syria over a period of just 12 hours earlier this year, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The May strikes — which the newspaper tied to Moscow through Russian radio recordings, plane spotter logs and ...
U.N. head Antonio Guterres urges 'decade of action' to address world crises
Sweeping goals to end poverty, inequality and other global ills are being derailed by climate change, conflicts and violence, the head of the United Nations told world leaders in New York on Tuesday, calling for a "decade of action." Sustainable development needs more financing, investment ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed Tuesday on the need to reform the international body, including the Security Council, ahead of the 75th anniversary of its founding next year. Abe, in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly, also shared ...
U.N. sets constitution committee for Syria but prospect of ending war looks dim
The United Nations announced Monday the long-awaited creation of a constitution-writing committee on Syria that will include the government and opposition, but it remained to be seen if the step could finally end the civil war. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the committee as the ...
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Monday opened the United Nations Climate Action Summit with an angry condemnation of world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate change — "How dare you," she said. Days after millions of young people took ...
Trump says there are many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after U.S. ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was "unquestionably sponsored" by ...
Bahamas tourist industry hopes for quick comeback from 'Category Hell' hurricane
As rescuers search for bodies amid mountains of debris and the stench of death on the Bahamas island of Abaco, life on most of the archipelago's 700 isles is little changed. Cruise ships have pulled in and out of the capital and tourist hub Nassau ...
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres urges Japan and South Korea to mend ties
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Japan and South Korea to mend relations after Seoul scraps a military intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo amid disputes over trade.
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to visit Japan next week for TICAD Africa conference
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Japan next week to attend a government-organized development conference and meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other officials, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday. Following his arrival in Tokyo on Tuesday, Guterres is scheduled to participate in the 7th ...
At Mideast event, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns Paris climate goals still not enough
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took his global message urging immediate climate action to officials gathered in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where production of hydrocarbons remains a key driver of the economy. Guterres is calling on governments to stop building new coal plants by ...
