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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicUN Secretary General

Topic: UN Secretary General

UN Chief expresses concern over post-election violence in Mozambique

Guterres urges stakeholders to engage in dialogue, peaceful resolution amidst vast loss of life and property destruction.

UN Secretary-General Guterres urges world leaders to focus on key areas for sustainable development

He highlighted the need for reform of the global financial architecture in order to provide developing countries with sufficient financing and liquidity.

‘World must speak with one voice’, says UN Secretary-General

António Guterres called for an end to nuclear testing and enforcement of the CTBT.

Stranded at sea for 18 months — how shipping crews have been let down by Covid restrictions

Due to Covid border restrictions, more than 300,000 seafarers have been stuck on board their vessels. Global cooperation is needed to resolve this crisis. 

Covid exposed global fragility. We need a new social contract: UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, writes about how Covid can be a catalyst for change to ensure a more sustainable & equitable world.

Need to ensure full respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms in Kashmir: UN chief

On 3-day visit to Pakistan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke about Kashmir, India-Pakistan tensions. Read full transcript of his media interaction.

UN Secretary General says he is “concerned” about death of two Indian journalists

Sandeep Sharma and Naveen Nischal were killed in road accidents in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar respectively. 

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.