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UN chief Guterres cancels Davos trip due to bad cold, spokesperson says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 20, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Quick Summary
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cancels his Davos trip due to a bad cold, impacting his planned address at the World Economic Forum.
UN Secretary-General Guterres Cancels Davos Trip Due to Illness
Guterres' Cancellation of Davos Participation
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cancelled his plans to attend the Davos meeting in Switzerland where he was due to deliver a special address, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Reason for Cancellation
"The Secretary-General has, unfortunately, had to cancel his participation at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos. It was scheduled for tomorrow, but he's got a bad cold," said U.N. spokesperson Rolando Gomez in response to a reporter's question.
Impact on the World Economic Forum
(Reporting by Emma Farge, editing by Linda Pasquini)
Key Takeaways
- •UN Secretary-General Guterres cancels Davos trip.
- •Guterres was scheduled to deliver a special address.
- •Cancellation due to a bad cold, as per spokesperson.
- •Impact on World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting.
- •Reported by Emma Farge, edited by Linda Pasquini.
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