Antonio Guterres

Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realise their full potential.

— Antonio Guterres

As we face the headwinds of our troubled and turbulent times, let us always be inspired by the legacy of Kofi Annan…

— Antonio Guterres

The facts are clear. Our oceans are a mess.

— Antonio Guterres

Preventing conflict means going back to basics - strengthening institutions and building resilient societies.

— Antonio Guterres

Terrorists remain determined to find a weakness in our defence... To stay ahead of the terrorists, I call on the international community,…

— Antonio Guterres

The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves.

— Antonio Guterres

We cannot leave the Central Africans abandoned. Everyone needs to be mobilized to help this country build a future that Central Africans…

— Antonio Guterres

We live in a... chaotic world.

— Antonio Guterres

In all circumstances in the world - even the most difficult circumstances - we need to push for dialogue.

— Antonio Guterres

World Migratory Bird Day is an opportunity to celebrate the great natural wonder of bird migration - but also a reminder that…

— Antonio Guterres

The humanitarian aid system is built on a concept that when disaster strikes, outside agencies provide a temporary helping hand until people…

— Antonio Guterres

When food becomes scarce, refugees often turn to desperate measures to feed themselves and their families. We are particularly worried about the…

— Antonio Guterres

We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival,…

— Antonio Guterres

While every refugee's story is different and their anguish personal, they all share a common thread of uncommon courage - the courage…

— Antonio Guterres

Authorities that erect major obstacles to migration - or place severe restrictions on migrants' work opportunities - inflict needless economic self-harm, as…

— Antonio Guterres

When we see so many conflicts multiplying, the only way to allow the international community to be able to address those conflicts,…

— Antonio Guterres

United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter - the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of…

— Antonio Guterres

Negative gender stereotypes related to girls' education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics begin as early as primary school and have the…

— Antonio Guterres

Women's rights are human rights.

— Antonio Guterres

Now, it's high time for all those that have an influence on the parties with the conflict to understand that it is…

— Antonio Guterres

Perceptions are essential in politics.

— Antonio Guterres

We need to be able to demonstrate that what we do in today's world, in humanitarian aid, the enormous effort to minimize…

— Antonio Guterres

The IMF acts on the mandate of the international community.

— Antonio Guterres

Looking at U.N. staff and budgetary rules and regulations, one might think some of them were designed to prevent, rather than enable,…

— Antonio Guterres

...in the midst of migrants in search of a better life there are people in need of protection: refugees and asylum-seekers, women…

— Antonio Guterres