Antonio Guterres

Davos chief welcomes views of Trump, Greta Thunberg at forum

11:57 pm January 19, 2020

Davos (Switzerland): The head of the World Economic Forum says it’s “reassuring” that US President Donald Trump and climate activist Greta Thunberg will both return to its annual meeting in Davos this year, noting that concerns about the environment will be a key topic. WEF founder Klaus Schwab sees vast changes in business, society and culture over […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

12:58 pm December 2, 2019

Madrid: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the point of no return. Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the impact of […]

Protestors must follow examples of Gandhi, Martin Luther King: Guterres

9:04 pm October 26, 2019

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged protesters around the world to follow the examples of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as he expressed deep concern over protests leading to violence and loss of life and stressed that security forces must act with maximum restraint. The UN Secretary General said the world […]

Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest

10:36 am October 14, 2019

Quito: Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent protests against austerity measures put in place to obtain a multi-billion-dollar loan from the IMF. President Lenin Moreno met with Jaime Vargas, the head of the indigenous umbrella grouping CONAIE, for four hours of talks in the capital […]

Trump 'would have loved' to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

Trump slammed for trolling Greta Thunberg climate speech

1:54 pm September 24, 2019

New York: US President Donald Trump stirred up fresh outrage on social media Monday with a tweet mocking an impassioned speech made by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg at the UN climate summit in New York. Her voice shaking with emotion in an address that was the defining moment of the summit, Thunberg accused world leaders […]