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Mercenaries are 'feeding off' transnational terrorism and crime, says U.N. chief Antonio Guterres
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that reports suggest there has been "a surge in the use of mercenaries," who are not only fighting in wars and illegally exploiting natural resources but are now "feeding off" transnational organized crime, terrorism and violent extremism. The U.N. ...
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres tells Davos gathering: 'We are losing race' on climate change
The world is "losing the race" against climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday at the elite Davos forum, demanding bolder action from governments to arrest catastrophic warming. "Climate change is the defining issue of our time. We are losing the race," Guterres said ...
U.N. chief calls for 'credible' probe into Saudi Consulate slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for a "credible" probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. "It is absolutely essential to have a credible investigation and to have the punishment of those that were guilty," Guterres said at a conference ...
Cities seek cash and tech as they plan a safer and greener future
As 1.4 million people move to cities each week, local abilities to keep residents safe can become strained, increasing the risk of disasters, warned the United Nations secretary-general. "The answer is to build resilience to storms, floods, earthquakes, fires, pandemics and economic crises," said Antonio ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned leaders on Tuesday that world order is "increasingly chaotic," trust is at breaking point and shifts in the balance of power may increase the risk of confrontation, though he did not lay blame. As U.S. President Donald Trump prepared ...
U.N. chief urges Myanmar government to free Reuters journalists
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Myanmar government to pardon and release two imprisoned Reuters journalists as soon as possible. "I hope that the government will be able to provide a pardon to release them as quickly as possible," Guterres told reporters ...
World must act by 2020 to avoid runaway climate change, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warns
With 2018 shaping up as the fourth hottest year on record, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world must take action in the next two years to avert the disastrous consequences of runaway climate change. "Climate change is the defining issue of our ...
Amid U.S. trade war, China's Xi reiterates reform commitment
China is still determined to reform and wants to work with all parties to build an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, reiterating Beijing's message amid a bitter trade war with Washington. The two countries have been rolling out a series ...
Japan foreign minister and U.N. chief agree on need to keep North Korea sanctions
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and visiting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed Thursday on the need to maintain sanctions against North Korea to prompt it to denuclearize. Kono and Guterres also confirmed they will cooperate in nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation toward the goal of creating a ...
Nagasaki marked the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Thursday, with its mayor calling for security policies not reliant on nuclear deterrence and pressing Japan to fulfill its "moral obligation" to lead efforts toward a nuclear-free world. Mayor Tomihisa Taue, in ...
Attendance to Nagasaki A-bomb commemoration has 'special meaning,' U.N. chief Guterres tells Abe
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday that his visit to Japan this time is of momentous importance for him because he is set to become the first U.N. chief to attend the annual Aug. 9 remembrance ...
In a first, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to visit Nagasaki for 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing
Antonio Guterres’s visit to Nagasaki will be the first time for a U.N. secretary-general to attend the Aug. 9 anniversary.
