Antonio Guterres

UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to succeed Guterres as UN secretary-general

The upcoming selection will determine who will replace the incumbent, Antonio Guterres, as the 10th UN secretary-general. Guterres will complete his second five-year term on December 31.

UAE Political Affairs Assistant Minister Lana Nusseibeh attends a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States (GCC) and the US Secretary of State, in Manama on June 25, 2026.
Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rican economist, current Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and candidate for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations position, poses during a photo session in Paris on April 29, 2026.

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish frontrunner to lead the UN - and what is her Israel stance?

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.

Western leaders back a two-state solution, but do Palestinians even want one? - opinion

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.

Trump speaks with Netanyahu in solidarity of October 7, as world leaders share condolences


UN chief Guterres slammed for ignoring Iranian regime executions in talk with President Pezeshkian

The UN’s official readout of the meeting said Guterres and Pezeshkian discussed the humanitarian and economic consequences of the conflict between Iran and the US.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) shakes hands with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the UN's General Assembly.

UN says Special Rapporteurs are independent, not ‘out of control’ after Guterres interview

Guterres was referring to the process of the work Special Rapporteurs do, not the content or the output of that work, Dujarric claimed.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan May 20, 2026.

Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas in 2014, IDF kills Yahya Sinwar's former bodyguard

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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over a background of Hamas terrorists and Israeli protesters (illustrative)

UN special rapporteurs are 'totally out of control,' Secretary-General Guterres admits in interview

"It's time to ask who let them go out of control in the first place," Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, told The Jerusalem Post in response to the interview. "It happened on his watch!"

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves after a press conference at a UN compound in the Nicosia airport area, inside the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, July 29, 2026.

US intends to pay $725 million towards UN debt, Congressional document shows

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this year that the UN faced "imminent financial collapse" due to unpaid contributions from member states, and the global body has made large budget cuts.

Candidate for the position of United Nations secretary-general, Michelle Bachelet, speaks during the "UN Town Hall: The Next Secretary-General" event at United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, July 23, 2026.

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.

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

Additionally, Syria has no intention of intervening militarily in Lebanon, although Syria is discussing ways to help overcome the crisis there with the Lebanese government. 

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

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

US President Trump believes that everyone in the world respects Infantino and understands that “he has a special ability to bring people together.”

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.

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

"We will continue to fight in every arena, in Israel and abroad, until we eradicate crime and ensure personal security for every citizen," said Odeh.

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

Dear Antonio Guterres: Fairness, Israel, and the legacy of your UN - opinion

The role of the United Nations should be to bring clarity, balance, and credibility to these debates, not to deepen divisions or reinforce narratives that many perceive as one-sided.

UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.