The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-secretary-general/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png UN secretary-general | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/un-secretary-general/ 32 32 Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Costa Rican running to head the UN? https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-is-rebeca-grynspan-the-jewish-costa-rican-running-to-head-the-un/ Tue, 26 May 2026 14:33:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3823654 Candidate for United Nations secretary-general, who would be first Jew and woman to head the world body, has family in Israel and has led UN office critical of the Jewish state

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]]> Argentina nominates IAEA chief Grossi for UN secretary-general https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-nominates-iaea-chief-grossi-for-un-secretary-general/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:23:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698981 Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno says head of UN's nuclear watchdog is globally recognized for 'extraordinary work' on international peace and security

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]]> Palestinians officially relaunch bid to become United Nations member state https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-officially-relaunch-bid-to-become-united-nations-member-state/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:41:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3259777 Palestine Liberation Organization seeks recognition as state from world body, which granted it observer status in 2012, but vote on application can be vetoed by US

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]]> UN chief blasts Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ rejection of two-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-blasts-israels-unacceptable-rejection-of-two-state-solution/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:25:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207976 Addressing Netanyahu's assertion that his plans for Israel run 'contrary to a Palestinian state,' Secretary-General Guterres warns such rhetoric would 'embolden extremists'

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]]> UN chief warns humanity choosing ‘collective suicide’ with climate change inaction https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-warns-humanity-choosing-collective-suicide-with-climate-change-inaction/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:09:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2801466 Secretary-General Gutteres urges developed states to fulfill promises made to poorer countries for climate aid as small islands face 'catastrophe'

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]]> Guterres reelected UN chief; Erdan urges him to work to end anti-Israel bias https://www.timesofisrael.com/guterres-reelected-un-chief-erdan-urges-him-to-work-to-end-anti-israel-bias/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:24:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2567274 General Assembly unanimously elects Portuguese diplomat to a second four-year term; Guterres calls on nations 'to do everything we can to overcome current geostrategic divides'

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]]> Israel urges major changes in UN peacekeeping in Lebanon, as it faces Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-demands-major-changes-in-un-peacekeeping-in-lebanon/ Thu, 07 May 2020 06:24:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2300758 Ambassador Danny Danon insists that peacekeepers have access to all sites in southern Lebanon, questions their purpose without freedom of movement

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]]> In film on Nazi-turned-UN head, director evokes memory of risky postwar populism https://www.timesofisrael.com/director-evokes-memory-of-risky-postwar-populism-in-film-on-nazi-turned-un-head/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:11:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1944532 Opening Friday, documentary 'The Waldheim Waltz' is eerily contemporary, even for those born after the fury surrounding the 1986 election of former Wehrmacht officer Kurt Waldheim

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]]> Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80 https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-un-secretary-general-kofi-annan-dies-at-age-80/ Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:03:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1910545 Nobel peace laureate and celebrated diplomat who worked to focus the world body's agenda on human rights, passes away after an unspecified illness

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]]> UN chief appeals for end to fighting in southern Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-appeals-for-end-to-fighting-in-southern-syria/ Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:52:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1876124 Guterres calls for return to ceasefire agreement in area near Israeli border, says regime offensive poses 'significant risks' to regional security

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]]> EU, British PM back Israel’s right to defend itself from Iranian strikes https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-british-pm-back-israels-right-to-defend-itself-from-iranian-strikes/ Thu, 10 May 2018 20:32:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1847979 UN secretary general urges 'immediate halt to all hostile acts and any provocative actions' as Security Council members refuse to call emergency meeting

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]]> UN chief to make first visit to Israel next week https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-appointed-un-chief-to-make-first-visit-to-israel-2/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:22:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1681010&preview_id=1681010 Antonio Guterres to meet Netanyahu and Abbas, go to Gaza, during 3-day trip

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]]> Newly appointed UN chief to make first visit to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-appointed-un-chief-to-make-first-visit-to-israel/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 23:14:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1670757 Antonio Guterres to meet Netanyahu and Abbas, go to Gaza, during 3-day trip at the end of August

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]]> UN chief to visit Israel, Palestinian Authority next month https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-to-visit-israel-palestinian-authority-next-month/ Sun, 02 Jul 2017 10:18:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1650678 On first trip to region since becoming secretary-general, Antonio Guterres to meet with Netanyahu and Abbas, visit Yad Vashem

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]]> Israelis cry foul as UN leaders lament 50 years of ‘occupation’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-cry-foul-as-un-leaders-lament-50-years-of-occupation/ Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:40:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1633798 UN envoy Danon blasts António Guterres' 'preposterous' statement as 'Palestinian misinformation'; deputy FM urges him to 'correct the distortion'

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