Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General Guterres condemns 'Israeli escalation' in Lebanon, calls for IDF withdrawal

Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric also emphasized “the need for full respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians, healthcare and civilian infrastructure."

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media in Damascus, Syria.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) shakes hands with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the UN's General Assembly.

UN chief Guterres slammed for ignoring Iranian regime executions in talk with President Pezeshkian

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan May 20, 2026.

UN says Special Rapporteurs are independent, not ‘out of control’ after Guterres interview

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over a background of Hamas terrorists and Israeli protesters (illustrative)

Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas in 2014, IDF kills Yahya Sinwar's former bodyguard


Israel Police raid UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem, raise Israeli flag over compound

The raid was carried out because of several years of unpaid property taxes and to collect intelligence on who was operating the compound.

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

Guterres says Israel’s Gaza conduct ‘fundamentally wrong’

"The objective was to destroy Hamas. Gaza is destroyed, but Hamas is not yet destroyed. So there is something fundamentally wrong with the way this is conducted," Antonio Guterres said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Over 300 rabbis, Jewish leaders call for removal of UN official who denied October 7 rapes

The letter’s signatories include several leading rabbis as well as former antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt.

The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women, Reem Alsalem, addresses a press conference in Ankara on July 27, 2022.

UK PM Starmer, UN's Guterres to attend Middle East peace summit in Egypt

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will join world leaders in Egypt for the signing of a US-brokered deal to end the Israel-Hamas war.

US President Donald Trump speaks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland.

'Peace finally feels obtainable': World welcomes imminent release of hostages, Gaza deal signing

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the "stakes had never been higher" for establishing a two-state solution.

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exits the press room after speaking at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023

'We must recommit ourselves to the two-state solution before it is too late,' UN chief at UNGA

This comes as France and Saudi Arabia preside over a UNGA session centered around the recognition of a Palestinian state, with several Western countries recognizing a state.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

My Word: Mideast statements and declarations of intent

Why is it that only when it comes to Israel do foreign politicians and bodies routinely decide what can be built where?

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich walks to attend a press conference last month, announcing the approval of the long-frozen E1 building plans near Ma’aleh Adumim.

Netanyahu's office: Israel 'deeply regrets' strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza

UN, UK, France, and Germany leaders condemn Israeli strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, which killed 20, including journalists, calling for an impartial investigation and ceasefire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Gaza aid trucks and IDF operations.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press briefing during the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) at the Centre des Expositions conference centre in Nice, France, June 10, 2025.

Co-author of Dinah Project to ‘Post’:‘ Blacklisting Hamas is 'historic justice’ for Oct. 7 victims

The report, released last month, called for the use of all of the evidentiary tools at the justice system’s disposal to reach indictments.

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.