Ant¨®nio Guterres, Â鶹APP Secretary-General
We can finally turn the page on fossil fuels ¨C and write a future powered by renewables and rooted in climate justice. This is our moment of choice. Our moment of truth. Our moment of opportunity. Let¡¯s seize it.
News stories
6 July 2026 ¡ª UN chief Ant¨®nio Guterres appealed on Monday for far-reaching, worldwide controls on Artificial Intelligence, as increasingly powerful AI chips that are designed for civilian use shift to the battlefield, where ¡°killer robots¡± are already the norm.
24 June 2026 ¡ª Amid efforts to cool global warming, the battle hinges on targeting such super-pollutants as methane, which emits one third of the world¡¯s greenhouse gases and ¡°is a fight we can win¡±, the UN chief on Wednesday.
23 June 2026 ¡ª As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage.
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Number of Â鶹APP Secretaries-General since its creation in 1945
Number of years of the term of office of the UN Secretary-General, with the possibility of renewal
First Secretary-General to have previously held the position of Head of Government
Number of candidates for the position of Secretary-General of the Â鶹APP in 2016
