Antonio Guterres

MK Ayman Odeh, UN chief Guterres to discuss Arab crime wave in New York meeting

"We will continue to fight in every arena, in Israel and abroad, until we eradicate crime and ensure personal security for every citizen," said Odeh.

MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2026.
UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

Dear Antonio Guterres: Fairness, Israel, and the legacy of your UN - opinion

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

UN chief says UNRWA nearing 'breaking point', calls for additional funding

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal Herzog meet with residents of the northern moshav of Netu’a, northern Israel, June 10, 2026.

Grapevine, June 24, 2026: Reliving the nightmare - opinion


Israel obligated to restore 'public order and safety' in Gaza, claims UN spokesperson

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke of lawlessness in Gaza, with many of the humanitarian aid trucks entering the Strip looted and lack of authority to control the crisis.

 An Egyptian truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, is seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, May 30, 2024.

UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza

Iran's mission to the UN that Hezbollah has the capability to defend itself and Lebanon against Israel, warning that "perhaps the time for the self-annihilation of this illegitimate regime has come."

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

UN to blacklist Israel, Hamas, Islamic Jihad in Children and Armed Conflict Report

Last year’s report listed entities such as the Taliban in Afghanistan and ISIS in Iraq. Hamas is also expected to be included in this year’s list.

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

We must pursue an advocacy campaign against the ICC in The Hague - opinion

We must fight for global public opinion and show how the ICC in The Hague not only defends but also collaborates with terrorism. 

 THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court in The Hague.

My Word: The Hague’s moral haze leaves a stain on history

Khan wanted to leave his mark. And he has. It’s a dark, bloody bruise. A stain on history. 

 HAMAS SUPPORTERS protest at the headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, soon after the Gaza war was launched in October, last year.

The UNRWA probe ignores the key issue - opinion

UNRWA had been transformed into a bloated international bureaucracy with a staff in excess of 30,000 and an annual budget of around $2.2 billion.

 UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL Philippe Lazzarini concludes a briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories, at the UN in Geneva, last week.

UNRWA and neutrality: It couldn’t be further from the truth - opinion

Research and an updated accumulation of facts regarding UNRWA’s questionable neutrality have finally been conducted.

 FORMER FRENCH foreign minister Catherine Colonna; Her report outlines no fewer than 50 policy recommendations that UNRWA should implement to strengthen its neutrality.

UN fails to black list Hamas for rape, Israel condemns decision while US is silent

Hamas does not appear on the black list of groups who are suspected of having committed sexual violence during a conflict, the Foreign Ministry said. 

 United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres waits for the arrival of French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in the Gaza Strip at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., January 23, 2024.

UN chief calls for maximum restraint after Iran's attack on Israel

"The Middle East is on the brink. The people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict. Now is the time to defuse and de-escalate," Guterres told UN.

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

UNSC to meet late on Sunday to discuss Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel 

The meeting comes amid Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel, which saw several allies assist the Jewish State in downing several threats.

 Members of the UN Security Council vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip, December 22, 2023.