If resources become scarce, people tend to fight for them. This is increasing the number of people on the move and the number of people forced to move. They’re not refugees, according to the legal definition, but they represent a major humanitarian and human rights challenge, as well as a major challenge for world politics. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
We cannot leave the Central Africans abandoned. Everyone needs to be mobilized to help this country build a future that Central Africans deserve. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
All Bangladeshi citizens, including minorities and women, must feel safe and confident in exercising their right to vote. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
For many people, Timbuktu has long represented the essence of remoteness: a mythical, faraway place located on the boundaries of our collective consciousness. But like many of the myths associated with colonialism, the reality is very different. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
I’m not a multilateralist against anybody. I’m a multilateralist because I believe in a multilateral order. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
We are making it very clear to all countries that nothing justifies terrorism. There are no political reasons that justify it; there is no cause, no grievance that justifies it. And we will do everything possible to make sure that all countries of the world understand that. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
One of the problems with the Security Council is that there are vetoes, and they do not allow us to do what might be justified from the point of view of sanctions. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
I must say I have a personal love affair with India, with its civilisation, its culture. Antonio Guterres Read Quote