Antonio Guterres

Antonio Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat, a former prime minister of Portugal, and the current UN secretary-general.

Six months after October 7: UN's Guterres says 'Nothing can justify horror unleashed by Hamas'

Guterres added that he condemns "the use of sexual violence, torture, injuring, and kidnapping of civilians, the firing of rockets towards civilian targets, and the use of human shields.

UN chief to Israel: Why have 196 aid workers been killed?

Guterres also said he was "deeply troubled" by reports that the Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza.

By REUTERS
05/04/2024

UN chief says there is growing consensus to tell Israel that a ceasefire is needed

During a trip to Jordan on Monday, UN Secretary-General Guterres discusses the ongoing conflict in Gaza, claiming consensus for a ceasefire.

By REUTERS
25/03/2024

UN's ability to mediate Israel's war on Hamas undermined by its own chief

Anyone ever involved in mediation understands that in order to be successful, the mediator needs to have a modicum of trust of both parties in the conflict.

24/03/2024

UNRWA accuses Israel of cutting off aid convoys to northern Gaza Strip

"The UN must scale up logistics and stop blaming Israel for its own failures," COGAT wrote on X.

UN chief visits Gaza border in new plea for ceasefire, starting with Egypt

Aid donations have reportedly been on standby in Egypt's northern Sinai

By REUTERS
23/03/2024

Guterres to visit Egyptian border as Israel says Rafah invasion is imminent

Guterres will later travel to Jordan where he will visit UNRWA facilities and have a Ramadan Iftar with Palestinian refugees and UN staff in Amman. 

Katz to Guterres: You're biased on Oct. 7 because victims were Jewish

The UN Secretary-General is under fire by Katz, saying that the UN didn't respond properly to the October 7 massacre and invasion because the victims are Jewish.

Israel Katz to join UNSC debate on Hamas’s Oct. 7 sexual violence on Monday

On Friday morning, the Foreign Ministry reported that three permanent members of the UNSC—the US, France, and the UK—had requested an emergency session on the matter.

Amb. Erdan 'on the plane back to Israel for consultations,' FM Katz says

Katz cites the refusal of the UN Security Council to discuss the reports of Hamas's sexual abuse * Liberman galls Guterres a "hypocritical and antisemitic man."

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