Antonio Guterres
"The UN Security Council must say enough is enough"
They were killed, let's recall, while they were moving towards humanitarian trucks in Gaza.
The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said that "this monstrous massacre is proof that as long as the Security Council is paralyzed and the veto is applied, the Palestinians pay with their lives."
Attack on Rafah would be 'nail in coffin' of Gaza aid: UN chief
A full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah would deliver a death blow to aid programmes in Gaza, where humanitarian assistance remains "completely insufficient", the U.N. chief warned Monday.
Afghan Taliban official says taking pictures 'major sin'
A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported yesterday.
Television and pictures of living things were banned under the previous Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, but a similar edict has so far not been imposed since authorities took back power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Cyprus leads talks between FM, UN chief
The Cyprus problem and the prospect of resuming reunification talks was one of the issues that dominated Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis' meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Monday.
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Foreign minister to push for UN Security Council seat
Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis is pushing Greece's candidacy for a seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.
To this effect, Gerapetritis will visit New York City on Monday and Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday.
Vucic: We fought honourably in UN Security Council
NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on Friday to discuss Thursday's special UN Security Council session on Kosovo-Metohija, held at Serbia's request.
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Ankara expects fair report from new Cyprus envoy
Ankara has expressed its expectations for a fair and objective report on Cyprus from the U.N. special envoy, the diplomatic sources told Hurriyet Daily News.
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Israeli strikes on Gaza's Rafah as US warns of potential 'disaster'
Israel conducted fresh strikes on southern Gaza's overcrowded border town of Rafah on Friday, where more than a million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, with key backer the United States warning of a looming "disaster".
UN Cyprus envoy in Ankara for talks with Turkish top diplomat
A senior U.N. envoy with a special task on reporting about whether there is ground for a new initiative to resolve the decades-old Cyprus problem has held talks with senior Turkish officials in Ankara, including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Greek FM meets with UN secretary-general’s Cyprus envoy
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met on Tuesday with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' new personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar.
The meeting in Athens was the first between the two officials since Cuellar was appointed to the post in a bid to restart stalled talks on the Cyprus issue.