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In 2012, the official United Nations Twitter account posted an erroneous tweet, implying that the U.N. Secretary-General supports a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The tweet was later found to have been written by spokesperson Nancy Groves, who attributed it to a "terrible typo". [2]
Guterres served as President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005, and was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015. [5] Guterres was elected secretary-general in October 2016 , succeeding Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of the following year and becoming the first European to hold this office since Kurt ...
Guterres is the first former head of government to become secretary-general, and the first secretary-general born after the establishment of the United Nations. He was the prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. He has also been president of the Socialist International (1999–2005) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2005 ...
HAVANA (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday praised efforts to support the Global South in the international arena as he opened a summit of the G77 group of ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 53rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in one of the United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish) and will be translated and interpreted by United Nations translators and interpreters. Each speaker is requested to provide 20 advance copies of their statements ...
President Biden on Tuesday will deliver his last address to the United Nations General Assembly—a speech that will seek to memorialize his legacy, inspire support for Vice President Harris, and ...
The United Nations Common Agenda (Our Common Agenda) is an initiative presented by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in September 2021. [1] [2] This report outlines a vision for the future based on multilateralism, international cooperation, and global solidarity, addressing a wide range of topics such as climate change, inequality, digital cooperation, human rights, peace and ...