Tag: António Guterres

First nations representatives say the scale of the climate crisis requires ‘unprecedented collaboration’. Indigenous Australians have called for a greater say in the global climate...

The two-week COP27 climate summit in Egypt is entering its final day as delegates continue to grapple with a number of sticking points. These include...

 US President Joe Biden says, it is the duty and responsibility of every nation to act on climate change. Mr. Biden spoke in Egypt following...

The UN’s weather and climate body outlines ‘chronicle of climate chaos’ as COP27 talks get under way in Egypt. The past eight years are on...

Baroness Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, has told Sky News that "armageddon" is beckoning and 115 people are dying each day from the...

To accomplish this, “wealthier countries and international financial institutions need to support developing countries to make these crucial investments”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. In an address...

UN Security Council resolution drafted by the United States and Mexico names 'Barbecue' as one of Haiti's most powerful gang bosses. According to a draught...

Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, who was overthrown a day ago, is planning a counter-coup, Burkina Faso's self-declared leader Col Ibrahim Traoré has...

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, has requested an “urgent report” detailing the actions taken by UN staff to ensure accountability after an investigation...

Although the UN's chief cannot direct its members to implement windfall taxes, his remarks do send an "important signal". All wealthy nations are being urged to impose a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies by the head of the United Nations. The industry is "feasting on hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies and windfall profits while household budgets shrink and our...