Antonio Guterres

Top candidates grilled at UN in contention to replace Guterres as secretary general

Among the candidates is Argentina's Rafael Grossi, who currently serves as the head of the IAEA, as well as Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan, and Senegal's Macky Sall

Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference before the end of her mandate at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022.

US envoy Waltz raises doubts over electing Chile's Bachelet as next UN leader

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the UN Mission in Colombia, Jean Arnault, attends to read a memo about the United Nations mission in Colombia, during a UN Security Council meeting, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on April 19, 2018.

UN chief names Arnault as personal envoy for Middle East war

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

UN 'cooperating actively' with Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, Guterres says


Israeli forces fire at UN peacekeeper position in Lebanon, two hurt, UN source says

An escalation of conflicts in the Middle East is a serious threat to global security, and everything must be done to avoid all-out war in Lebanon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

 Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023.

Guterres: Knesset bill blocking UNRWA in Israel 'would be a disaster'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised UNRWA's actions during the Gaza war and asserted that Israel's wartime conduct is "fundamentally wrong."

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, New York, U.S., November 29, 2023.

A tale of three statements: Oct. 7 words detached from reality - comment

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's statements cast a 'veneer of legitimacy' on Hamas.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres speaks to the media after visiting the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, last month.

'It's time for peace': UN chief Guterres marks year since Oct. 7, demands Hamas release hostages

"It's time to release the hostages, time to silence the guns, time to stop the suffering that has engulfed the region," Guterres said.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres.

'Persona non grata': Israel bars UN secretary general Guterres from entering country

"Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres," he concluded.

 UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York City.

Iran: Israeli state terrorism in Lebanon cannot go unanswered

“Israeli state terrorism over the past few days in Lebanon, followed by a massive aggression with thousands of victims, cannot go unanswered,” Pezeshkian said.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.

IDF to continue striking Hezbollah, Netanyahu says despite diplomacy calls

Netanyahu vows to continue military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, despite global calls for diplomatic resolution amid escalating conflict.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem, on Monday. Many Israelis are asking whether these hostages gave their lives so that Netanyahu can keep his job, the writer charges.

Netanyahu firm on new phase of Hezbollah war as UN warns of catastrophe

“Our goals are clear, our actions speak for themselves,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a fire cause by Hezbollah rockets.

UN's António Guterres only shows that he's the Secretary-General of the Arab world - opinion

The fact that Israel defending itself bothers the UN Secretary-General more than the terrorism that necessitates its actions illustrates the failure of the United Nations.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres: He has positioned himself as one of the greatest antisemites of our time, the writer argues.

UNRWA says six staffers killed in two Gaza airstrikes, Guterres condemns incident

Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon criticizes UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his condemnation of the IDF.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres.