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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicUN Secretary General

Topic: UN Secretary General

UN starts process to elect Antonio Guterres’ successor, hints at a woman secretary-general

The 15-member Security Council will formally recommend a candidate to the 193-member General Assembly for election as the 10th U.N. secretary-general to take over from January 2027.

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.

Indian-origin UN staffer bucks norm, enters race for world’s top diplomat without state backing

Akanksha Arora says UN has not fulfilled its promise to the world — 'refugees haven't been protected, humanitarian aid has been minimal, technology & innovation has been on back-burner'.

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.

India and Pakistan should engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve issues, says UN chief

The UN chief was responding to a question on his repeated urging of dialogue between the two South Asian neighbours.

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

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.