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.

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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

The role of the United Nations should be to bring clarity, balance, and credibility to these debates, not to deepen divisions or reinforce narratives that many perceive as one-sided.

|ByROBERT SINGER
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

Guterres said the agency's liquidity crisis jeopardized its ability to meet its mandate, which was renewed by the General Assembly six months ago with overwhelming member support.

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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

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

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.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres.

UN chief says lack of accountability on UN staff killings in Gaza 'unacceptable'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the lack of accountability for UN staff deaths in Gaza, criticized peacekeeping efforts in Haiti, and showed concern over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024ByREUTERS
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres finishes his address to the Security Council on Friday, regarding his invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter to address the Hamas-Israel war.

From golden age to lion's den: Danny Danon speaks to 'Post' about his post as UN ambassador

Danny Danon said Israel must take the UN seriously, because the Palestinians are tremendously adept at using it to try to turn Israel into a pariah state akin to South Africa’s status amid apartheid.

AUGUST 16, 2024ByHERB KEINON
‘IT IS a different UN, and a different situation to the one I left here four years ago.’ Danny Danon returns to the UN as Israel’s ambassador, after serving there from 2015 to 2020.

Nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in Oct. 7 attack, UN investigation reveals

Of the 19 UNRWA staff members that were under investigation, in one, there was no evidence of involvement in October 7 and in another nine, there was limited evidence, and these cases were closed.

AUGUST 5, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tzav 9 protesters outside of UNRWA Jerusalem offices, March 20, 2024.

'Israel crossed a red line': Iran FM rallies Russian, Islamic counterparts

Bagheri emphasized "that the Zionist regime has crossed the red line" and said that the "Islamic Republic of Iran has a legitimate right to defend itself."

AUGUST 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergei Lavrov and Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani shake hands during a meeting of a BRICS group of foreign ministers, in Russia, last week. The threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah are also threats to the US, says the writer.

Guterres’s coddling of Iran shows the UN's credibility is dying - opinion

Iravani proudly boasted of his country’s promise to “obliterate Israel if Israel attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon.” 

JULY 2, 2024ByALAN BAKER
IRAN’S AMBASSADOR to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the General Assembly during a ceremonial tribute to Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, after the president was killed in a helicopter crash, in May.

Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says

The UN working group said Khan's legal woes were part of a "much larger campaign of repression" against him and his Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (PTI) party.

JULY 1, 2024ByREUTERS
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Taliban delegation to attend women-free UN-led meeting in Doha

Human rights groups criticized the UN for not having Afghan women at the table with the Taliban in Doha.

JUNE 29, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT, REUTERS
Afghanistan Taliban officials attend a news conference where they announced they will start issuing passports to its citizens again following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021.

Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation

Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan said the condemnations by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres were "empty words when compared to his actions."

JUNE 24, 2024ByREUTERS
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.

Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2024: Look in the mirror

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JUNE 24, 2024ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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