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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press briefing outlining his priorities for 2026 at the United Nations headquarters in New York
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Guterres warns UN risks 'imminent financial collapse'

The UN faces chronic budget problems because some member states do not pay their mandatory contributions in full

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31 January, 2026
A view of destruction at UNRWA headquarters, which provides aid to millions of Palestinians and works under the United Nations, is targeted by Israel in Gaza City, Gaza on February 11, 2024.
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Israeli Supreme Court delays ruling on anti-UNRWA laws

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30 January, 2026
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UN chief warns he could refer Israel to ICJ over UNRWA actions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2026
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is interviewed by South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) after speaking to the media on November 21, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa
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UN chief regrets US withdrawal from dozens of int'l agencies

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09 January, 2026
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is interviewed by South African Broadcasting Corporation
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UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 January, 2026
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is interviewed by South African Broadcasting Corporation
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UN chief says 'get serious' in grim New Year message

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
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Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq after over two decades

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2025
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Israeli settlements in West Bank growing at highest level since 2017

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
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UN chief to meet Sudan's warring parties in Geneva

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
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UN chief calls on Yemen's Houthi rebels to free all UN detainees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 December, 2025
Israeli army carries out a raid, and replaces the UN flag with the Israeli flag at the UNRWA center in east Jerusalem on December 08, 2025.
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UNRWA chief denounces Israeli raid of Jerusalem compound

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 December, 2025
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UN kicks off process to elect next secretary-general

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2025
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Antonio Guterres: 'Israel doesn't want to negotiate'

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21 September, 2025
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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Israel, Russia under UN scrutiny over sexual violence in wars

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2025
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UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read 

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 August, 2025
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the global community over mass starvation in Gaza [Getty]
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UN chief blasts 'lack of compassion' for Palestinians in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2025
Houthi movement fighters carrying weapons are seen at a cemetery where their slain colleagues are buried on March 11, 2025 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
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UN chief urges Yemen's Houthis to release aid workers

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03 June, 2025
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of at least 31 Palestinians [Getty]
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UN chief calls for probe into deaths near Gaza aid site

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 June, 2025
Smoke rises after explosions at South Port of the city of Port Sudan, Sudan on May 06, 2025. (Photo by Ahmed Satti/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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UN chief warns of 'major escalation' over Port Sudan strikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2025
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UN chief says stop flow of weapons to Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2025
Palestinian children gather in large numbers to receive the meals distributed by charities in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central part of Gaza on April 6, 2025. (Photo by Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Gaza transformed into 'killing field': UN chief

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 April, 2025