Antonio Guterres
Leaders of Türkiye, Ukraine and UN to meet in Lviv
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have accepted an invition from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet on Aug. 18 to review the deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be shipped to world markets to help alleviate the global grain crisis and discuss ways to end the six-month-old war.
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Day 174 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Shoigu and Guterres discussed the Security Situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Shoigu and Guterres discussed the security situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP
"The world is threatened by a catastrophe like Chernobyl" VIDEO
The video shows a cloud of smoke coming from the direction of the power plant, according to eyewitnesses.
Reuters writes that the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, therefore proposed that the power plant in Zaporizhzhia declare part of the area around it a demilitarized zone.
UN demands end to military activity at Ukraine nuke plant
The U.N. nuclear chief warned Thursday that "very alarming" military activity at Europe's largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine could lead to dangerous consequences for the region and called for an end to attacks at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia facility.
Russia planning to connect nuclear plant to Crimea: Ukrainian operator
Russian forces occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeast Ukraine are preparing to connect to Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, and are damaging it by reorienting its electricity production, Ukrainian operator Energoatom warned Tuesday.
Day 167 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia to hold a Referendum on Joining Russia
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Zelensky: Lack of new sanctions increases the nuclear threat
Guterres urged: More Taxes on the Profits of Energy Companies
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for special taxes on oil and gas companies. His statement comes as rising energy prices fueled by the war in Ukraine are pushing industry profits to new highs. All this is happening while households struggle with ever-increasing bills, the UN Secretary-General emphasizes.
UN chief criticizes ‘grotesque greed’ of oil companies
The United Nations chief sharply criticized the "grotesque greed" of oil and gas companies on Aug. 3 for making record profits from the energy crisis on the back of the world's poorest people, "while destroying our only home."
Russian strikes kill over 20 as Zelensky accuses Moscow of terrorism
Russian missiles struck Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on July 14, killing at least 23 people including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called "an open act of terrorism".
UN: Earth's Population will reach 8 Billion people on November 15
The world's population is expected to reach 8 billion people on November 15 this year, the UN predicted today in a report, according to which India will overtake China as the most populous country by next year, AFP reported.