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UN chief Guterres "gravely alarmed" by Israeli decision to "take control o
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel's decision to "take control of Gaza City," calling it a "dangerous escalation" worsening the humanitarian crisis. He urged a permanent ceasefire, humanitarian access, release of hostages, and Israel to end settlements and occupation for
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UN chief urges greater regional and international support for Afghanistan
Updated : 10 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged greater regional and global support for Afghanistan, citing poverty, displacement, and rights issues. Speaking in Almaty, he praised Kazakhstan's cooperation and said a new UN centre there will aid Afghan development and solidarity. Afghanistan
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UN Secretary-General expressed condolences over crash of AN-24 aircraft
Updated : 10 months ago IST
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his condolences over the crash of the AN-24 aircraft in the Amur region. This was announced on July 24 at a briefing by the deputy official representative of the head of the world organisation, Farhan Haq.
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UN strongly condemns resumption of Houthi attacks on civilian vessels tran
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned the resumption of Houthi attacks on civilian vessels transiting the Red Sea, especially the attacks that took place on July 6-8.
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Brazil: PM Modi holds wide-ranging interactions on sidelines of BRICS Summ
Updated : 11 months ago IST
PM Modi also met the UN Chief on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. He wrote on X, "Interacted with Mr. Antonio Guterres, @UN Secretary General, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro yesterday."
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UN Chief Guterres "appalled" by deepening Gaza humanitarian crisis, reiter
Updated : 11 months ago IST
He reiterated his call for an immediate permanent ceasefire and the "unconditional and immediate" release of all hostages.
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"IDF never targets civilians, anyone claiming otherwise is blatantly lying
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Foreign Ministry of Israel issued a statement on Saturday in response to the remarks made by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on the humanitarian aid to Gaza, and reiterated its stance that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), does not target civilians.
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UN report flags rise in security incidents, human rights concerns in Afgha
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report states that anti-security incidents increased by three per cent compared to the same period last year. "From 1 February to 30 April 2025, the United Nations recorded 2,299 safety and security-related incident reports, marking a 3 per cent increase as compared with the same period
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CND chair Shambhu S Kumaran meets UN Chief, discusses global drug challeng
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shambhu S Kumaran, Chairman of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), Indian Ambassador to Austria, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York.
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh attends UN Ocean Conference, French Presiden
Updated : 12 months ago IST
During the opening session of the "UN Ocean Conference", French President Emmanuel Macron called for multilateral mobilisation to save the oceans.
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India has taken a proactive and forward-thinking approach to extreme heat
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P.K. Mishra, has emphasised the urgent need to address extreme heat as a global crisis, echoing the call from the UN Secretary-General.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for structural reforms in global body
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He outlined wide-ranging reform plans to revamp how the UN system operates, including cutting costs, relocating services from high-cost duty stations, centralizing information technology and support services, expanding automation and digital platforms, noting that some of these changes will
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