Antonio Guterres

UN Security Council to hold first poll in race to replace Guterres when he steps down this year

Seven candidates from Africa and Latin America face the first secret, non-binding Security Council ballot as the UN begins choosing a successor to Secretary-General António Guterres.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025.
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) arrives to receive UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 25, 2026

Sharaa: Syria working to reach security deal with Israel, will not give up on Golan Heights claim

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and United States of America President Donald Trump (R) look on following the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, United States.

Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to become next UN Secretary-General - report

MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2026.

MK Ayman Odeh, UN chief Guterres to discuss Arab crime wave in New York meeting


'Complicit in war crimes': FM Katz slams UN's Guterres for mourning UNRWA terrorist

Guterres "has reached new heights of hypocrisy and insensitivity," Katz wrote.

 Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed UN chief Antonio Guterres.

‘Irrelevant and detached’: Erdan slams Guterres's post following Sinwar assassination

UN chief Guterres faces backlash for tweet on Gaza crisis after Sinwar's death, as well as calling to protect peacekeepers just after Sinwar's bodyguard was revealed as an UNWRA teacher.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 24.

UNIFIL’s inaction and the West's blind eye - editorial

Hezbollah has been hiding behind UNIFIL for far too long, but European leaders continue to blame Jerusalem.

UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea conduct a vehicle patrol in the vicinity of Tyre, south Lebanon, February 21, 2024.

Guterres’s hypocrisy: Condemning Israel while shielding aggressors - opinion

The UN secretary-general stands, an unwanted figure serving as a diplomatic support to the axis of evil and the great defender of anti-Israeli terror. That is a paradox.

 UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting last month. He is the last person in the world who still believes that the Palestinians interest the Iranians, the writer maintains.

Israeli forces fire at UN peacekeeper position in Lebanon, two hurt, UN source says

An escalation of conflicts in the Middle East is a serious threat to global security, and everything must be done to avoid all-out war in Lebanon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

 Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023.

Guterres: Knesset bill blocking UNRWA in Israel 'would be a disaster'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised UNRWA's actions during the Gaza war and asserted that Israel's wartime conduct is "fundamentally wrong."

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, New York, U.S., November 29, 2023.

A tale of three statements: Oct. 7 words detached from reality - comment

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's statements cast a 'veneer of legitimacy' on Hamas.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres speaks to the media after visiting the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, last month.

'It's time for peace': UN chief Guterres marks year since Oct. 7, demands Hamas release hostages

"It's time to release the hostages, time to silence the guns, time to stop the suffering that has engulfed the region," Guterres said.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres.

'Persona non grata': Israel bars UN secretary general Guterres from entering country

"Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres," he concluded.

 UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York City.

Iran: Israeli state terrorism in Lebanon cannot go unanswered

“Israeli state terrorism over the past few days in Lebanon, followed by a massive aggression with thousands of victims, cannot go unanswered,” Pezeshkian said.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.