UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition on Friday said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month…
Minister Ghada Wali appointed executive director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Egypt
November 22, 2019
Minister Ghada Wali appointed executive director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali has been appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
ADEN (Reuters) – Fierce clashes resumed on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have…
UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response
World
June 18, 2019
UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response
The United Nations experienced “systemic failures” in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading up to the 2017 mass…
UN kicks off major climate change effort
World
May 12, 2019
UN kicks off major climate change effort
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls it the defining issue of our time: climate change is moving to the center stage…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
Egypt plays a pivotal role in establishing security and peace for the Middle East: UN Chief
Egypt
October 13, 2018
Egypt plays a pivotal role in establishing security and peace for the Middle East: UN Chief
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres praised Egypt’s pivotal role as peacekeeper in the Middle East, under the…
UN chief urges Myanmar government to free Reuters journalists
World
September 22, 2018
UN chief urges Myanmar government to free Reuters journalists
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Myanmar government to pardon and release two imprisoned Reuters journalists…
UN chief suggests options for improved Palestinian protection
Middle East
August 18, 2018
UN chief suggests options for improved Palestinian protection
The protection of Palestinian civilians could be improved by the deployment of UN-mandated armed forces or unarmed observers, a…
UN leader calls for investigation into deadly Gaza clashes
Middle East
March 31, 2018
UN leader calls for investigation into deadly Gaza clashes
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops,…