7 Quotes by Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who currently serves as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Portugal and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Guterres has been a strong advocate for human rights, climate action, and gender equality throughout his career. He has worked to address global challenges such as the refugee crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate emergency. As Secretary-General, Guterres has emphasized the need for multilateral cooperation and solidarity to address these complex issues. (Bio)
Antonio Guterres Quotes
We have to transcend our differences to transform our future. (Meaning)
While every refugee’s story is different and their anguish personal, they all share a common thread of uncommon courage – the courage not only to survive, but to persevere and rebuild their shattered lives.
We need to be able to demonstrate that what we do in today’s world, in humanitarian aid, the enormous effort to minimize the tragic situations that we see all over the world, I think, without the U.N., people would suffer much more, and the situation would be much more terrible.
Syria has become the great tragedy of this century – a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history.
…in the midst of migrants in search of a better life there are people in need of protection: refugees and asylum-seekers, women and children victims of trafficking…Many move simply to avoid dying of hunger. When leaving is not an option but a necessity, this is more than poverty.
Thus, on this World Refugee Day, let us take time to recognize and draw inspiration from these ordinary people who have shown such extraordinary courage – the world’s millions of refugees and displaced.
It is, for me, clear that the world needs a United States that is engaged in security issues, in development issues, in human rights issues. The contribution of the United States for global affairs is absolutely crucial. And the cooperation with the U.N. is very important from our perspective.
― Antonio Guterres Quotes
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