The Latest Breaking News from António Guterres

East Timor celebrates 25th independence anniversary with resilience and hope, reflecting on past struggles and commitment to progress.

East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975

“Rising seas are a crisis entirely of humanity’s making. The world must act," Guterres said

After the polar blast of a few weeks back, we have opened our eyes to the luminous full bloom of premature spring

Deaths in Tulkarm bring toll to 16 during Israel’s deadliest operation in West Bank since 7 October Hamas attack

This week, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel exporters went to a meeting of island states strongly affected by human-induced climate change.

Thursday violence follows major raids across the region which saw at least 10 Palestinians killed as part of an operation the military said could last days

Warning that sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, particularly around vulnerable Pacific island nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a fresh climate SOS to the world. His alert coincides with a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which warns that climate change threatens the very existence…

As Pacific leaders thanked the UN secretary-general for his advocacy on climate change, New Zealand has downplayed the heights of the crisis.

António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels

The UN secretary-general has used the Pacific Islands Forum to call for developed nations to quit fossil fuels and fund developing countries to adapt.