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1 September 2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin, China.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit: Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism – and appealed for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond – in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.

Peace and Security

Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff members in Yemen on Sunday by the de facto Houthi authorities in areas under their control.

UN Affairs

The aftermath of the deadly earthquakes that hit Herat province in October 2023. The latest disaster is believed to have devastated hard-to-reach rural communities on the other side of the country.

Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake 'wipes out' villages

After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to "spare no effort" in helping those affected.

Humanitarian Aid