Antonio Guterres

Flood victims from monsoon rain use a makeshift barge to carry hay for cattle, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, on Sept. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Donors Offer Over $9B For Pakistan After Devastating Floods

Dozens of countries and international institutions on Monday pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from devastating summer floods, with the sum set to balloon further at a…

AP 09 January 2023

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference, during a summit on climate resilience in Pakistan, months after deadly floods in the country, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

UN Chief Calls For Sweeping Reform of 'Biased' Financial System

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive…

09 January 2023

Afghan women chant slogans during a protest against the ban on university education for women, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. It is the latest blow to female rights and freedoms since the Taliban seized power last year and follows sweeping restrictions on education, employment, clothing and travel.(AP Photo, File)

3 NGOs Suspend Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women

Three major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental…

AP 25 December 2022

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during high level Security Council meeting on situation in Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

UN Chief: World is in `Life-or-Death Struggle’ For Survival

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is in “a life-or-death struggle” for survival as “climate chaos gallops ahead” and accused the world’s 20 wealthiest countries of…

AP 04 October 2022

Fire burns in a building after a shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Blasts Hit Kyiv As U.N. Chief Visits, U.S. Pledges New Ukraine Aid

Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S…

30 April 2022

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