Topic: General Antonio Guterres

Natural disasters and extreme weather brought death and destruction to nearly every corner of the world in 2023, with floods, wildfires and major storms ravaging nations and displacing millions amid climate change.

The United Nations climate summit in Dubai reached a historic deal early Wednesday that calls on countries to transition away from the use of fossil fuels for the first time.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Hamas fighters to surrender, saying it was "the beginning of the end" for the terrorist organization.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday invoked a rarely used article of the U.N. charter to pressure the Security Council to call for a humanitarian cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli ground forces said Tuesday they had surrounded Gaza's largest refugee camp after conducting a raid on a Hamas command center in the settlement in which they found "observation and control materials" and weapons.

Twelve more Hamas-held hostages were released from captivity in Gaza on Tuesday, Israeli military officials said.

At least 53 journalists and media workers have been killed since Oct. 7, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.

Israel on Wednesday banned visas for United Nations officials to 'teach it a lesson' over comments by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that appeared to justify Hamas' assault against Israel.

World leaders attending the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday called for an immediate end to hostilities in Gaza as well as the safe passage of aid across the border into the Palestinian enclave.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday passionately pushed for relief supplies to be allowed into Gaza, urging all parties to get the trucks filled with life-saving supplies moving as quickly as possible.