The Latest Breaking News from António Guterres

Actress Meryl Streep has appeared at a United Nations Assembly event to make a speech urging world leaders to focus on Afghan women's rights.

Supporters say UN mediation has prevented even worse outcomes, but security council is stuck in vicious circle

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan as he delivered the final address to the UN General Assembly of his career. UN Secretary-General Guterres, in his opening remarks earlier on Tuesday, warned that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are deepening…

Lebanon's PM seeks UN intervention against alleged Israeli aggression. UN and US express concerns over escalating tensions in the region.

In today’s newsletter: The party have been criticised for being too pessimistic while Keir Starmer has been rocked by a scandal over freebies. Can the party reset their message to the public in Liverpool?

Country’s attempt to defer adoption of ambitious ‘pact for the future’ to reform institution rejected 143 votes to seven

Both sides engage in significant escalation in conflict, prompting UN to say region is on ‘brink of imminent catastrophe’

António Guterres ‘gravely alarmed’ by assault on al-Fashir as EU foreign policy chief warns of another genocide

The last time the Israeli PM spoke at the general assembly, he was touting his vision of a new Middle East. Now he is on the brink of catastrophe, writes Andrew Roth

Pact covering wars, AI, climate crisis and inequality has been watered down, say critics