Rising hunger: UN chief identifies wars, climate chaos as aggravating factors

Countries must act now to break the deadly links between conflict, climate and food insecurity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, addressing a Security Council meeting focused on these challenges.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/02/1146492
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Rising hunger: UN chief identifies wars, climate chaos as aggravating factors
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UN chief appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel

20 Oct 2020

The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian needs are at “a breaking point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a high-level conference on Tuesday, to address the burgeoning crisis. 

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Guterres appeals for humanitarian, security and political action to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’

06 Jul 2023

The world must act now to stem the violence and instability in Haiti, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, appealing for simultaneous action on the humanitarian, security and political fronts. 

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The planet’s on ‘red alert’ UN chief warns leaders at President Biden’s climate summit

22 Apr 2021

World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are at the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday in his address to the virtual climate summit convened by United States President Joseph Biden.