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Antonio Guterres

Also known as: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres · United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

2026-05-292026-06-13

In coverage

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  1. June 2026
  2. Weekend Post

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized that this El Niño must be recognized as an urgent climate warning.

    World Metrological Services warns against El Nino
  3. May 2026
  4. Daily News Botswana

    In his message to the 2026 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored the urgency of fighting poverty, noting that it affects people in every corner of the world.

    Under Xi China builds on anti-poverty gains with rural revitalization drive
World & Region

WMO warns of strong El Niño developing in 2026

The News

The World Meteorological Organization has issued an urgent warning that a strong El Niño event is developing and expected to exacerbate droughts, heavy rainfall, and heatwaves globally, with an 80% likelihood of El Niño conditions prevailing from June to August 2026.

9 June 2026 · Weekend Post

Tuesday 9 June

  1. WMO warns of strong El Niño developing in 2026

    The World Meteorological Organization has issued an urgent warning that a strong El Niño event is developing and expected to exacerbate droughts, heavy rainfall, and heatwaves globally, with an 80% likelihood of El Niño conditions prevailing from June to August 2026.

    9 June 2026 · Weekend Post

Thursday 4 June

  1. World Meteorological Organization warns El Niño developing

    The World Meteorological Organization has warned that El Niño is developing in the Pacific Ocean with subsurface waters registering more than 6°C above normal, with an 80 to 90 percent chance of occurrence between June and August 2026. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for urgent preparedness, warning that the combined effects of El Niño and climate change could unleash devastating floods, droughts, and wildfires.

    4 June 2026 · Weekend Post

Friday 29 May

  1. China pursues rural revitalization after poverty eradication campaign

    Under President Xi Jinping's leadership, China's eight-year poverty alleviation campaign lifted nearly 100 million rural residents above the national poverty line; the nation now focuses on all-around revitalization for the roughly 450 million people in the countryside, with solar panel projects in rural areas like Yunnan Province providing income and environmental benefits.

    29 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

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