António Guterres

UN Security Council to hold first poll in race to replace Guterres when he steps down this year

Seven candidates from Africa and Latin America face the first secret, non-binding Security Council ballot as the UN begins choosing a successor to Secretary-General António Guterres.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025.
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus, July 25, 2026

Golan Heights 'are Syrian territory,' UN chief Guterres stresses during Damascus visit

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026.

UN chief visit to Syria seen by Damascus as key step towards reconstruction after war - analysis

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) receives UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026.

Guterres makes first visit to Syria by UN chief since before civil war


Save the two-state solution, recognize Palestine, Abbas says

The UN annually marks Palestinian solidarity on the anniversary of the 1947 vote to partition territory under Resolution 181.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021.

Lebanon army chief vows to battle 'Israeli aggression' no matter the cost

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah boasted his group could shut down Israeli offshore plants within hours.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri arrives with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun (L) at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters

UN Secretary-General addresses growing trend of antisemitism

"The neo-Nazi threat is growing," Guterres told the audience, which included Holocaust survivors. "Some still seek to deny or diminish the fact of the Holocaust."

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres‏

UN Security Council to meet Friday to discuss Trump's Jerusalem move

The request for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to publicly brief the Security Council meeting was made by France, Bolivia, Egypt, Italy, Senegal, Sweden, Britain and Uruguay.

UN SECRETARY General Antonio Guterres delivers a statement during his meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem in August.

Guterres warns Hezbollah, Israel that rhetoric could escalate into conflict

Guterres, who visited Israel in August, did not confirm Israel’s claims that the terrorist organization was arming itself in southern Lebanon, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres‏