UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area, claiming lives and displacing thousands. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/01/1158861
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UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California
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Recent terrorist attacks in Israel undermine ‘prospects for peace’: Guterres

30 Mar 2022

Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday night condemned recent terrorist attacks in Israel that have claimed the lives of at least 11 Israeli citizens.  

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Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation

Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation

04 Jul 2023

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern about the developments in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli airstrikes have hit the densely populated refugee camp there. 

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COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

14 Nov 2024

As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with young climate advocates at COP29, who told him they are frustrated by the lack of political action on the crisis.