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There is a "real risk" of multiple famines this year, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday and urged ministers meeting on food security to take practical steps to stabilize food markets and reduce commodity price volatility.

The head of the United Nations has warned the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe

Ankara's military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export Ukrainian grain, Turkish presidency sources said on Tuesday. Russia's TASS agency confirmed plans for the talks citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented on Monday “stark figures” on millions of Syrians who are in dire need for humanitarian aid. This came in his remarks to the UN Security Council in New York on the humanitarian situation in Syria. He said 90% of the population live below the…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urged the parties in South Sudan to implement the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict before the end of the transitional period in February 2023. Guterres called for the completion of transitional security arrangements, agreeing on an electoral timetable, and "immediately engaging" in a…

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the Security Council on Monday to extend its approval of aid deliveries from Turkey to millions of people in need in northwest Syria, telling the body: "We cannot give up on the people of Syria."

Antonio Guterres warns that ‘perilous doubling down’ on coal, oil and gas by major economies will worsen climate change.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. Guterres said global greenhouse gas emissions need to drop by 45% this decade, but are currently forecast to increase by 14%,…

Rich countries have made a dangerous dash for fossil fuels in response to the Ukraine war, the U.N. secretary-general said on Tuesday, warning that new investments being made in coal, oil and gas were "delusional" given their impact on climate change.