Posts Tagged: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
PA, NGOs Angered After UN Doesn’t Single Out Israel for Violating Children’s Rights
JNS.org - Top Palestinian officials and several pro-Palestinian groups leveled harsh criticism at the United Nations over the weekend after the latest report by UN...
Peace Deal in Yemen’s Main Port Hits Snag as UN Seeks Aid Pledges
A peace deal in Yemen's main port city appears to have stalled again despite UN efforts to salvage the pact intended to clear the way for...
Netanyahu Speaks With UN Secretary General About Latest Hezbollah Threat
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned UN Secretary General António Guterres on Wednesday about the terrorist group Hezbollah digging underground tunnels to infiltrate and...
Jews Expelled From Arab Countries Call on UN to Recognize Their Plight
JNS.org - Some 70 years after the exodus and expulsion of as many as 850,000 Jews from Arab states and Iran, the heads of communities...
Commemorating Pittsburgh Victims, UN Secretary-General Guterres Denounces ‘Stupid Crime’ of Antisemitism
The secretary-general of the United Nations on Wednesday denounced antisemitism as the "oldest hatred of humankind" during an address at a memorial service in New York...
UN Chief Taps Norwegian Diplomat as New Syria Envoy
Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen will be the new United Nations Syria envoy, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council in a letter seen by Reuters...
America Promises to Thwart UN Resolution for ‘Protection’ of Palestinians in Gaza
JNS.org - Following the rejection of a US measure to condemn Hamas mortar attacks on Israeli civilians, the United States has pledged to veto an Arab-authored...
UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Gets New Cash Pledges, Needs Much More to Survive
The United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees said on Thursday it had received new cash pledges to enable it to keep working for a...
UN Chief Calls for New Push to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for a new global effort to get rid of nuclear weapons, drawing a cautious response from envoys of...
UN Chief Warns of Nightmare Scenario If Israel, Hezbollah Clash
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was worried about the possibility of a direct confrontation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. Guterres said the latest...
UN Chief Plans Major Disarmament Push, but US Skeptical
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to launch a major push for disarmament talks covering everything from nuclear and cyber war to small arms, braving certain...
UN Security Council to Convene Meeting Over Jerusalem Recognition
JNS.org - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to convene on Friday regarding President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Eight countries that...
UN Chief Tours Gaza Frontier, Visits Hamas Terror Tunnel
JNS.org - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who is on a three-day visit to Israel, traveled to the Gaza border on Wednesday to see first-hand...
Guterres Arrives in Israel on First Visit as UN Chief
JNS.org - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Israel on Sunday on his first Holy Land trip since becoming the UN leader in January. Guterres was greeted...
