Antonio Guterres pledges to “continue to uphold the belief that peace is possible” once his term ends this year
Long standing ovation for the UN Secretary General
“I will never give up”
UN chief says ‘military power alone is not enough to guarantee peace’
The UN Secretary General says that the superpowers must realize “that their power is not so ‘super’ as that” and that military power alone is not enough to guarantee peace.
Antonio Guterres warns of the risks of artificial intelligence
The UN chief also urged the United States and China to cooperate on artificial intelligence (AI), asking them to “establish channels of dialogue, transparency, trust and cooperation”, in his latest speech to the UN General Assembly.
“The first duty of governments is to protect their populations” and those “who have the greatest AI capabilities have the greatest responsibilities towards humanity,” he said.
UN chief accuses oil giants of treating atmosphere like ‘open dump’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil giants of having long treated “the atmosphere as an open dump, while profiting from the consequences”, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
“We know that interests linked to fossil fuels will not stand aside on their own,” he continued, calling on “each government to adopt a national plan to exit fossil fuels.”
Antonio Guterres calls for more climate justice. “The polluters must be the payers,” he said.
“No power can, on its own, meet today’s challenges”
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “no single hegemonic power — or rival superpowers — would be able to respond to the challenges the world faces today.”
“We must reform the Security Council”
Describing as “unfair and indefensible” the fact that no African country has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for reform of the institution.
UN chief raises ‘specter of ethnic cleansing’ in occupied West Bank
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres raised “the specter of ethnic cleansing” due to Israel’s action in the occupied West Bank, in front of dozens of heads of state and leaders gathered for the UN General Assembly.
“All parties must respect international law and the decisions” of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), he continued, adding: “We cannot let the two-state solution disappear before our eyes.”
Palestine: “We cannot let the two-state solution disappear before our eyes”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks
“Shame on you”, says Benjamin Netanyahu to the mayor of New York before his departure for the United States
“Shame on you, Mr. Mamdani, for supporting the monstrous Hamas terrorists who massacred our people,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message published on X.
“I come to the UN to fight for the truth of our hero soldiers and to reveal the truth about you,” he added.
Zohran Mamdani claims a clear commitment to Palestine. In particular, he participated in a five-day hunger strike to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Stripend of 2023. also qualifies as “genocide” the situation in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu is due to speak at the UN on Thursday.
Why is Brazil always the first country to speak at the UN?
Since the creation of the UN in 1947, Brazil has historically been the first member state to speak at the podium, a habit acquired during the first General Assembly, where no other country wanted to begin.
The host country then speaks, namely the United States of Donald Trump. For other leaders, the order is based on a registration list with geographical balance and respect for the protocol rank of the delegation present in New York.
A limit of 15 minutes per statement is recommended but may be exceeded. In 1960, Cuban leader Fidel Castro spoke for 4.5 hours, a record.
🎥 A general assembly marked by the crisis in the Middle East
The annual early fall diplomatic meeting begins Tuesday in New York. The 81st edition of the United Nations General Assembly will mainly address conflicts in the world, artificial intelligence and the climate. Details from Anne Corpet, columnist at France 24.
Emmanuel Macron proposes several initiatives to Donald Trump in the face of soaring oil prices
Emmanuel Macron proposed several initiatives to Donald Trump to curb the surge in oil prices which is weighing down the world economy, including a UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, the protection of Saudi sites and an “energy truce” in the conflict in Ukraine.
The French president spoke with his American counterpart upon his arrival in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, a discussion which he described as “very constructive”.
He reported at the exit of a “desire to reopen Hormuz”, through which 20% of world hydrocarbon trade passes, and whose blockage by Iran since the start of the war launched by the United States and Israel in February weighs heavily on the energy market.
Antonio Guterres’ last speech: who to succeed him as secretary general?
Venezuelan President meets UN Secretary General and financial institutions in New York
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez, who is making an exceptional exit from her country for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, greeted the organization’s secretary general on Monday after meeting with the leaders of three major international financial institutions.
In office since the capture of Nicolas Maduro by the American army in January, Ms. Rodriguez is trying to bring the country out of its isolation on the international scene, normalizing its relations with many countries but also international organizations.
This is the first participation of a Venezuelan leader in the UN Assembly since 2018.
This photo released by the Venezuelan presidency on September 21, 2026 shows Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, shaking hands with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres @AFP.
Mired in his war in Iran, Trump expected at the UN
The annual UN summit begins Tuesday with an expected speech from Donald Trump, slayer of an institution he accuses of being incapable of resolving conflicts in the world, at a time when he himself seems bogged down in his war in Iran.
Last year, the American president’s presentation from the podium of the General Assembly consisted of a direct attack on the United Nations, accused of inaction while he boasted of having put an end to seven wars in a few months.
Storming against an escalator which had broken down upon his arrival, he also castigated the migration policy of European countries and renewed his denials on climate change, “the biggest scam” in History.
This time, Donald Trump will speak as he struggles to extricate himself from the conflict he launched with Israel at the end of February against Iran, a war which shows signs of possible worsening and affects the distribution of oil and gas, with cascading repercussions on the world economy.
