On 13 October 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted by acclamation a resolution to formally appoint António Guterres of Portugal as Secretary-General for a five-year term of office, starting on 1 ...

Secretary-General António Guterres briefs UN General Assembly delegations on the work of the organization and his priorities for 2025. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

António Guterres is the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, who took office on 1st January 2017.

UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka in Naqoura in southern Lebanon.

Sep 24, 2024 · Delivering his 2024 report on the UN’s work ahead of the general debate, Mr. Guterres said world leaders were gathering in the shadow of raging conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and elsewhere, and rising uncertainty over climate change, ending poverty and reigning in …

Jun 18, 2021 · António Guterres (right) takes the oath of office for his second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations. The oath is administered by Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Oct 29, 2024 · UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping points that threaten ecosystems, livelihoods and global stability.

Sep 21, 2021 · We need a 45 per cent cut in emissions by 2030. Yet a recent UN report made clear that with present national climate commitments, emissions will go up by 16% by 2030.

António Guterres, le neuvième Secrétaire général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, a pris ses fonctions le 1 er janvier 2017.

Sep 24, 2024 · Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the opening of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly, in New York today: Our world is in a whirlwind. We are in an era of epic transformation — facing challenges unlike any we have ever seen — challenges that demand global solutions.