OCHA/Anthony Burke Secretary General António Guterres briefs the press at the Balaroa Liqufaction Site in Palu on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, following the earthquake and tsunami that struck in September.

At epicentre of Indonesia disaster, Guterres praises resilience of Sulawesi people

Standing amidst the wreckage of Balaroa, one of the worst hit areas of Palu, Indonesia, Secretary-General António Guterres said it was “impossible not to feel heart-broken” at the destruction caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami that struck the island two weeks ago.

UN Photo/Deepak Malik António Guterres (centre) honors Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with the Champion of Earth award, the highest environmental honour of the United Nations, at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi.

Bet on ‘green economy’, Guterres urges world leaders, bestowing top UN award on Indian PM

On his maiden visit to India as Secretary-General António Guterres conferred the Organization’s highest environmental honour on India’s Prime Minister, recognizing Narendra Modi’s efforts against climate change and pollution.

Photo: Giles Clarke Secretary-General António Guterres (right) pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat memorial in New Delhi on 2 October 2018 to mark the beginning of the celebrations of his 150th birthday.

UN chief marks Non-Violence Day, urging world to follow Gandhi’s example; ‘the greatest soul that ever lived’

As part of his official visit to India this week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, at the Raj Ghat Memorial, in New Delhi. Describing him as “the greatest soul that ever lived”, the UN chief said that Gandhi’s example “demonstrates that the way to reach objectives, is through non-violence.”

UN Photo/Cia Pak Secretary-General António Guterres presents his annual report on the work of the Organization ahead of the opening of the General Assembly’s seventy-third general debate.

World needs commitment to rules-based order, Secretary-General Guterres tells UN Assembly

Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust in the rules-based global order – is at a breaking point, Secretary-General António Guterres set the stage for the 73rd general debate of the United Nations with a call to rebuild solidarity, repair broke trust and reinvigorate the spirit of multilateralism.

UN China/Zhao Yun Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing.

In Beijing, UN chief urges win-win collaboration between China and Africa for ‘the future we want’

Speaking at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in Beijing, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the economic and development progress made in China and Africa and urged them to unite their combined potential for peaceful, sustainable and equitable progress to the benefit of all humankind.