# secretary-general (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover secretary-general. Page: Feed: --- ## [Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General](https://press.un.org/en/2026/db260821.doc.htm) _2026-08-21 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The risk of the Ebola outbreak spreading to the Central African Republic has increased following the confirmation of cases in provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the country. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has allocated $3 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help the Central African Republic with prevention efforts. ## [PETITION: Pull Out of UN’s Antisemitic “Durban 25” Meeting](https://unwatch.org/petition-pull-out-of-uns-antisemitic-durban-25-meeting/) _2026-08-20 · Luis Pelaez · UN Watch_ The post PETITION: Pull Out of UN’s Antisemitic “Durban 25” Meeting appeared first on UN Watch . ## [As Systemic Racism, False Narratives Persist, Secretary-General Observance Message Urges Collective Commitment to Achieve Equality for People of African Descent](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23243.doc.htm) _2026-08-20 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for People of African Descent, observed on 31 August: ## [Security Council Must Not Become Platform for Disinformation, Speakers Stress, as They Propose Ways to Improve Work Methods, Surmount ‘Record’ Political Deadlock](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16436.doc.htm) _2026-08-19 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ In a day-long open debate centring on its working methods, the Security Council opened its doors to the wider UN membership for a discussion on how to improve the organ’s ability to maintain international peace and security on their behalf. ## [Protect, Support, Never Forget Humanitarians Everywhere, Secretary-General Says at Commemoration Marking 2003 Bombing of UN Baghdad Headquarters](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23242.doc.htm) _2026-08-19 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the remembrance commemoration marking the twenty-third anniversary of the bombing of the UN Baghdad headquarters, in New York today: ## [Security Council, 10210th Meeting (AM & PM) Working Methods](https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16436-0) _2026-08-19 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hold an open debate on its working methods. The most recent version of the comprehensive compendium of its working methods, S/2024/507, will guide the debate. Shamala Kandiah Thompson, the Executive Director of Security Council Report, is expected to brief. ## [Libya Must Seize Moment to Advance Political Progress, End ‘Drawn-out’ Transition, Security Council Hears, as Public Anger Mounts over Power Outages, Rising Costs](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16434.doc.htm) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ While Libya has made strides in advancing its ambitious political road map — aimed at unifying the country’s divided institutions and paving the way for elections — widespread electricity shortages, economic turmoil and security flareups are driving public frustration at the slow pace of progress, the senior United Nations official in Tripoli warned the Security Council today. ## [Nuclear Tests Do Not Prove Strengthen, They Shatter Trust, Secretary-General Stresses in Observance Message, Urging Restraint over Ruin](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23241.doc.htm) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed on 29 August: ## [Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 21 Entries on Its Sanctions List](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16435.doc.htm) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ On 18 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets… ## [Security Council, 10209th Meeting (AM) Libya](https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16434) _2026-08-18 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hear a briefing on Libya. Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Hanna Serwaa Tetteh is expected to brief on recent political, security and humanitarian developments in the country and the Secretary-General’s latest report on UNSMIL. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MyPgbAL0vFS7) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [New Permanent Observer of Council of Europe Presents Letter of Appointment](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5637.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations, Kelly Sipp, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [New Permanent Representative of Czech Republic Presents Credentials](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5636.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, Hynek Kmoníček, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica Presents Credentials](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5635.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations, Boris V. Marchegiani Carrero, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [New Permanent Representative of Togo Presents Credentials](https://press.un.org/en/2026/bio5634.doc.htm) _2026-08-17 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The new Permanent Representative of Togo to the United Nations, Koffi Akakpo, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. ## [Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16433.doc.htm) _2026-08-14 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ On 14 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets… ## [UN Leaders Lit an Eternal Flame for a Hamas Commander](https://unwatch.org/un-leaders-lit-an-eternal-flame-for-a-hamas-commander/) _2026-08-14 · unwatch · UN Watch_ UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer is calling on UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock to retract their tribute to Imad El Samhouri, a longtime UNRWA teacher and school principal recently exposed as a Hamas field commander. Click here for photos & videos At a UN memorial ceremony on June \[…\] The post UN Leaders Lit an Eternal Flame for a… ## [Yemen at Risk of Entering Wider Middle East Conflict, UN Special Envoy Warns Security Council, as Several Members Condemn Escalating Houthi Attacks](https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16431.doc.htm) _2026-08-13 · United Nations · UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases_ The conflict expanding across the Middle East has now arrived on Yemen’s shores, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, warning that attacks by Houthi militants on critical waterways are imperiling global trade and threatening to pull Yemen into the “vortex” of the wider war. ## [UN Watch Condemns Appointment of Eritrea as Chair of UN Human Rights Council Social Forum: “Inmates Running the Asylum”](https://unwatch.org/un-watch-condemns-appointment-of-eritrea-as-chair-of-un-human-rights-council-social-forum-inmates-running-the-asylum/) _2026-08-06 · Alex · UN Watch_ GENEVA, Aug. 6, 2026 — UN Watch today strongly condemned the appointment of the Eritrean regime as Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 2026 Social Forum, calling the decision “a grotesque farce that places one of the world’s most repressive dictatorships in charge of a body tasked with advancing human rights.” “Inmates are \[…\] The post UN Watch Condemns Appointment of Eritrea as… ## [Hillel Neuer on ILTV: “UNRWA Is Perpetuating the Conflict”](https://unwatch.org/hillel-neuer-on-iltv-unrwa-is-perpetuating-the-conflict/) _2026-08-05 · Alex · UN Watch_ UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer appeared on ILTV with Calev Ben-David to discuss Israel’s Supreme Court challenge to the UNRWA ban, the agency’s ties to Hamas, and the future of Gaza. Calev Ben-David, ILTV: In other news, Israel’s Supreme Court is this week hearing a potentially landmark legal challenge to the recent Israeli law banning \[…\] The post Hillel Neuer on ILTV: “UNRWA Is… ## [Dismantled: Ken Roth’s Latest Israel Conspiracy Theory on Ceuta](https://unwatch.org/dismantled-ken-roths-latest-israel-conspiracy-theory-on-ceuta/) _2026-08-02 · unwatch · UN Watch_ In the midst of a massive migrant surge into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth floated a conspiravy theory pointing the finger at Israel. Roth suggested Israel prefers “its ally Morocco” control Ceuta rather than Spain, arguing that Spanish control of both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar \[…\] The post Dismantled: Ken Roth’s Latest Israel… ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KPBUs0znvCdX) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [UN Watch Files Complaint Against UN Health Rapporteur Over Partisan Candidacy and Misuse of UN Immunity](https://unwatch.org/un-watch-files-complaint-against-un-health-rapporteur-over-partisan-candidacy-and-misuse-of-un-immunity/) _2026-07-27 · Alex · UN Watch_ Letter urges Guterres to denounce Tlaleng Mofokeng’s mayoral candidacy while still holding her UN mandate, and to reject immunity for personal social-media abuse GENEVA, July 27, 2026 — UN Watch today filed a formal complaint with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres over what it described as “grave violations and serious misconduct” by Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, the \[…\] The post UN Watch… ## [UN Elects Algeria President of Key Body Overseeing Human Rights](https://unwatch.org/algeria-set-to-win-presidency-of-un-organ-overseeing-human-rights/) _2026-07-23 · Eden · UN Watch_ July 23, 2026 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental monitoring organization, condemned the election today of Algeria, a serial human rights abuser, to the presidency of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a top UN body that regulates human rights groups, oversees the UN women’s rights commission, and adopts resolutions on a vast array \[…\] The post UN Elects Algeria President of Key… ## [Ken Roth and UN Watch Oppose Guterres’ Quiet Rush to Renew Volker Türk as UN Rights Chief](https://unwatch.org/ken-roth-and-un-watch-oppose-guterres-quiet-rush-to-renew-volker-turk-as-un-rights-chief/) _2026-07-23 · Alex · UN Watch_ GENEVA, July 23, 2026 — In a quiet move preempting any debate, Secretary-General António Guterres is asking the UN General Assembly to decide as early as Friday on an unprecedented bid to grant High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk a second four-year term, as first revealed yesterday by UN Watch. Former Human Rights Watch \[…\] The post Ken Roth and UN Watch Oppose Guterres’ Quiet Rush to… ## [German Report Attacks UN Watch For “Significantly Influencing International and German Discourse on UNRWA”](https://unwatch.org/german-report-attacks-un-watch-for-significantly-influencing-international-and-german-discourse-on-unrwa/) _2026-07-22 · Alex · UN Watch_ A new 80-page report by Germany’s far-left Rosa Luxemburg Foundation—despite containing numerous falsehoods about UN Watch—acknowledges our extraordinary impact, concluding that “UN Watch has significantly influenced the international and German discourse on UNRWA.” The debate is important because Germany today is the largest government donor to UNRWA, providing over $118 million in direct funding… ## [Congressman Urges Rubio to Sanction UN Officials Exposed by UN Watch](https://unwatch.org/congressman-urges-rubio-to-sanction-un-officials-exposed-by-un-watch/) _2026-07-21 · Alex · UN Watch_ Today, U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who serves as Assistant Majority Whip, urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take action against five extremist UN officials exposed by UN Watch for subverting human rights. As written in the official letter to Secretary Rubio and U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz, “the Administration established an important \[…\] The post Congressman Urges Rubio to… ## [Analyzing the Candidates for UN Secretary-General](https://unwatch.org/analyzing-the-candidates-for-un-secretary-general/) _2026-07-21 · Alex · UN Watch_ The next United Nations Secretary-General will take office on January 1, 2027, succeeding António Guterres at a time when the United Nations faces mounting concerns over politicization, double standards, and the growing influence of authoritarian regimes. While formally appointed by the 193-member General Assembly, the Secretary-General is effectively selected by the UN Security Council, where \[…\]… ## [Note to Readers of the English version of this blog](https://norberthaering.de/en/news/note-to-readers/) _2026-03-06 · Norbert Häring · Money and more_ Thank you for your interest in this blog. Due to the high level of quality that freely available translation software has achieved, I have discontinued the English-language version of the blog Money and more . It will continue to function as a searchable archive of published articles. If you are interested in following my German writing, \[ \] ## [EU Commission and Nato are covertly interfering in the Polish election campaign](https://norberthaering.de/en/news/emif-polen-en/) _2025-03-25 · adsachs · Money and more_ 25 March 2025 Polish voters will decide in May whether the EU-friendly head of government Donald Tusk will be joined by an equally EU-friendly president, or whether he will continue to be held back by an opposition president. The EU Commission is not standing idly by. It is covertly interfering in the election campaign, \[ \] ## [Emergency powers for the UN Secretary-General are quietly dropped from the Pact for the Future](https://norberthaering.de/en/power-control/pact-for-future2/) _2024-09-20 · Norbert Häring · Money and more_ 21 September 2024 Starting Sunday 22 September, a Future Summit will take place in New York as part of the UN General Assembly. A Pact for the Future is to be adopted there. Until a few days ago, the draft of this pact contained the plan to give the UN Secretary-General the power to \[ \] ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pHKY8CCfdMEh) _2024-09-20 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [UN Secretary-General is asking for authority to call a global emergency](https://norberthaering.de/en/power-control/un-pact-for-the-future/) _2024-09-11 · Norbert Häring · Money and more_ 11 September 2024 Tucked away in the last pages of a Pact for the Future, which has already been negotiated and is to be adopted at the UN s Future Summit starting on September 22, is a request to the UN Secretary-General that packs a punch. He is asked to draw up a protocol for \[ \]