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António Guterres, who will finish his second term on 31 December, opened his final U.N. General Assembly debate as no clear successor had emerged.

New York Times
U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader

António Guterres is stepping down in December after two terms as secretary general. No front-runner to succeed him has emerged so far.

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A Departing U.N. Chief’s Dire Warning on Climate Change

As he nears the end of his term as the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres looks back on his efforts to stop climate change.

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Público
Montenegro speaks at the UN in Guterres' farewell and before returning to the Security Council

The Montenegrin prime minister meets António Guterres in his final UN General Assembly as secretary-general. The meeting comes just months before Portugal returns to the Security Council.

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UN General Assembly: Hormuz, Greenland, and AI in focus

Under the shadow of two wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the 81st United Nations General Assembly opened with 193 leaders in attendance. Open fronts and diplomatic bargaining marked the session.

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Aftenposten
Live at 3:00 p.m.: UN high-level meeting begins; Secretary-General to speak

The main debate at the high-level meeting opens with remarks from UN Secretary-General António Guterres at 3:00 p.m.

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The Guardian
‘It’s my duty to tell the truth’: UN chief on the climate crisis, capitalism and reasons to be hopeful

Before his final general assembly, António Guterres speaks about why he put climate at the centre of his UN tenure António Guterres, who will finish his second term as UN secretary general on 31 December, has spoken out more strongly on the climate crisis than any of his predecessors. He has criticised “immoral” fossil fuel companies for their “grotesque greed”, warned that we have “opened the gates of hell” and hailed the new “clean energy age”. Before his last UN general assembly , we asked him about making the climate crisis one of the top priorities of his tenure. Continue reading. . .

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Público
Guterres opens the final General Assembly debate as UN leader

The UN secretary-general's speech is scheduled for 9:00 local time (14:00 in Lisbon). It will be his last at the annual event as leader of the United Nations, a post he has held since 2017.

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Handelsblatt
António Guterres: Covid, Gaza, Trump: Why the UN Secretary-General could only fail

Before the Portuguese leaves office at year-end, he is set to deliver his final major address at the General Assembly this week. The track record of his tenure is fairly mixed.

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António Guterres: Covid, Gaza, Trump: Why the UN Secretary-General could only fail

Before the Portuguese leaves office at year-end, he is set to deliver his final major address at the General Assembly this week. The track record of his tenure is fairly mixed.

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