Our world needs to move from managing crises to preventing them in the first place. Too often, the world responds too late and too little. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
Clearly, the response to terrorism and violent extremism must respect human rights and comply with international law. That is not just a question of justice but of effectiveness. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
The humanitarian aid system is built on a concept that when disaster strikes, outside agencies provide a temporary helping hand until people can take back control of their own lives. But across the world, we see millions of people caught in semi-permanent crises. As each year goes by, they are less and less likely to break free. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
The United Nations must focus on delivery rather than process and on people rather than bureaucracy. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
Global coherence demands a permanent strategic cooperation culture at all levels. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
Facing dramatic global challenges, we need a global capacity to address them that reaffirms the importance of multilateralism and the importance of a rules-based set of international relations, based on the rule of law and in accordance with the U.N. Charter. Antonio Guterres Read Quote
Humanitarian response, sustainable development, and sustaining peace are three sides of the same triangle. Antonio Guterres Read Quote