UN chief Guterres issues New Year message in Hindi for first time

December 30, 2025 9:34 AM

UN chief Guterres issues New Year message in Hindi for first time

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a New Year message released in Hindi for the first time, urged global leaders to prioritise development spending over military expenditure, warning that the world is engulfed by “chaos and uncertainty”. “A safer world begins by investing more in fighting poverty and less in fighting wars,” Guterres said, calling on leaders to get global priorities “straight” as conflict, climate breakdown and violations of international law inten...

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

October 3, 2024 1:58 PM

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the International Court of Justice and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres are among the favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, experts said, in a year marked by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is capable of springing a complete surprise in the October 11 announcement - including not giving the prize at all. With 2024 marked by the now spreading Israel-Hamas war, a Ukraine conflict in its third y...