Guterres served as secretary-general of the Socialist Party from 1992 to 2002. He was elected prime minister in 1995 and announced his resignation in 2002, after his party was defeated in the 2001 Portuguese local elections.

António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, from refugee camps...

Secretary-General António Guterres briefs UN General Assembly delegations on the work of the organization and his priorities for 2025. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Featured

2 days ago · UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza, and “to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing” in the enclave, in a speech in New York on Wednesday. ... The Secretary-General turned to the situation in the occupied West Bank, including ...

Jan 27, 2025 · António Guterres (born April 30, 1949, Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who served as prime minister of Portugal (1995–2002) and secretary-general of the United Nations (2017– ).

1 day ago · Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York. António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group’s brutal offensive across the region.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed optimism for Lebanon's future as he wrapped up a two-day solidarity visit with a call on the new government, the...

Jan 22, 2025 · Mr. Guterres was speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the exclusive event held high in the Swiss Alps where senior politicians, Heads of State and CEOs of some of the world’s biggest and most influential companies rub shoulders.. The UN Secretary-General took aim at the theme of this year’s meeting, Collaboration for the Intelligent Age, maintaining that there has ...

Sep 24, 2024 · Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the opening of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly, in New York today: Our world is in a whirlwind. We are in an...

Feb 8, 2024 · Following is the transcript of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ press conference in New York today: Dear members of the media: Yesterday, I addressed the General Assembly focusing on...