UN chief

Guterres reiterates call for stopping war on Gaza

Sunday-12-May-2024

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called anew for an immediate halt to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the flow of more humanitarian aid into the besieged and war-torn territory.

UN chief condemns Israel for tragic killings in Gaza

Sunday-21-January-2024

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday denounced Israel for the deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and said it was unacceptable to oppose statehood for the Palestinian people.

UN: Guterres is determined to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza

Thursday-7-December-2023

Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said in media statements Thursday evening that UN Chief António Guterres is determined to continue efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

UN chief: Hamas attacks did not happen in a vacuum

Tuesday-24-October-2023

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip stressing that Hamas’s attacks did not occur in a vacuum.

UN condemns Israeli attack on UNRWA school

Wednesday-18-October-2023

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack on an UNRWA school in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on Tuesday which killed at least six people the statement said on Wednesday.

Haneyya asks UN chief to pressure for a halt to Israel attacks on Gaza

Saturday-14-October-2023

Head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya sent on Friday an urgent letter to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres asking him to pressure for an end to Israel’s brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip and its population.

UN urges Israel to lift Palestinian movement limits

Friday-15-February-2019

The head of the UN Antonio Guterres urged Israel on Friday to remove restrictions on Palestinian freedom of movement.

UN Secretary-General proposes options to protect Palestinians

Saturday-18-August-2018

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four options aimed at boosting the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories.

UN Chief calls for “independent investigation into Gaza incidents”

Saturday-14-April-2018

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for "an independent and transparent" investigation into Israeli crimes on Gaza borders.

UN chief: Gaza enduring most dramatic humanitarian crises in years

Wednesday-30-August-2017

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for large-scale humanitarian aid to Gaza on Wednesday in his first visit to the blockaded territory as U.N. chief and ordered the immediate release of $4 million from the world body's emergency relief fund.