The United Nations Security Council called out Israel over its decision to declare the organization’s chief persona non grata, saying that any move to delegitimize his work is counterproductive.

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed its full support for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after Israel's foreign minister said he was barring him from entering the country. The 15-member council said in a statement that “any decision not to engage with the U.

Israel Wednesday banned U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres from entering the country because in Israel's opinion he was not sufficiently unequivocal about condemning Iran's missile attack on Israel.