The Latest Breaking News from Antonio Guterres

The UN-backed IPC says more than half a million Palestinians facing catastrophic famine conditions amid Israel’s war.

The UN-backed IPC has found that Gaza now faces famine after 22 months of Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory.

The U.N. says sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan

A total of 22,000 cases registered in province in 2023; in first five months of 2024, figure had already reached 17,000.

The United Nations warned Israel and Russia on Thursday that their militaries faced being listed as parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict in light of credible evidence of violations.

Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter obtained by AFP. The letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the…

UN chief Antonio Guterres puts both countries ‘on notice’ over documented pattern of sexual violence.

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

The UN secretary-general and the president of Kazakhstan held talks in Almaty and signed an agreement on the UN regional hub, which is meant to strengthen cooperation in Central Asia and support Afghanistan’s sustainable development.