Secretary-General António Guterres in the book of condolences at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations, for the lives lost in the terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) arrives to the wreath-laying ceremony for fallen United Nations personnel aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302
United Nations is highlighting zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, or FGM. In a statement this week, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called it an “abhorrent human rights violation affecting women and girls around the world.” The controversial practice is widespread in parts of Africa, but it also happens in the United States