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
I think Australia is an extremely relevant partner and a key instrument for the stability, the progress, and the support of the East Timorese.
The IMF acts on the mandate of the international community.
China can be a guarantor to North Korea that if they give up their nuclear capacity, the United States will not be in a position to harm them. And for the United States, China can also be a guarantor that if there is an agreement, that the agreement is effectively implemented by the North Koreans.
Far too often, girls are not given the space and opportunities they need to achieve their full potential.
I must say I have a personal love affair with India, with its civilisation, its culture.
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.
I'm not a multilateralist against anybody. I'm a multilateralist because I believe in a multilateral order.
We cannot leave the Central Africans abandoned. Everyone needs to be mobilized to help this country build a future that Central Africans deserve.
Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet.
When we see so many conflicts multiplying, the only way to allow the international community to be able to address those conflicts, the only way to allow the international community to act boldly, is with unity of the countries of the region, able to serve together and in the same universal principles.
The people of the D.P.R.K. need our generosity and help.
The total elimination of nuclear weapons remains the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations.
Torture remains unacceptable and unjustified at all times, including during states of emergency, political instability, or even in a war.
Looking at U.N. staff and budgetary rules and regulations, one might think some of them were designed to prevent, rather than enable, the effective delivery of our mandates. It benefits no one if it takes nine months to deploy a staff member to the field.
Denying the rights of women and girls is not only wrong in itself; it has a serious social and economic impact that holds us all back.
Women's rights are human rights.
A refugee in the traditional vision is someone who flees from country to another because of persecution or conflict. But what we're witnessing now more and more is a certain number of mega-trends interacting with one another: population growth, urbanization, food insecurity, water scarcity, climate change, and conflict.
There is never a humanitarian solution for a humanitarian crisis. The solutions for the humanitarian crisis are always political ones.
One of the most frustrating things is to see a country in which you had elections, the elections were a success, but then you have to say to people nothing can be improved in the next few months, even in the next few years, in infrastructure, in water, in sanitation, in health, in education, in jobs.
Let us recommit to supporting every girl to develop her skills, enter the workforce on equal terms, and reach her full potential.
There is increasing recognition that violence against women is a major barrier to the fulfilment of human rights and a direct challenge to women's inclusion and participation in sustainable development and sustaining peace.
India is a country that has no direct interests in some areas of global conflict. It has very good relations with countries in conflict or countries facing difficult security situations, and I believe Indian diplomacy is very well received. India is a bridge-builder, an honest broker, and a messenger of peace.
We live in a... chaotic world.
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.
Nowhere in the world has the use of force alone resolved a conflict.
The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves.
In all circumstances in the world - even the most difficult circumstances - we need to push for dialogue.
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.
There is an urgent need for disarmament of all kinds, but especially nuclear disarmament.
Terrorists remain determined to find a weakness in our defence... To stay ahead of the terrorists, I call on the international community, the private sector, and academia to share knowledge, expertise, and resources to prevent new technologies becoming lethal terrorist weapons.
Humanitarian response, sustainable development, and sustaining peace are three sides of the same triangle.
Gender equality has a transformative effect that is essential to fully functioning communities, societies, and economies.
The twenty-first century will be characterized by the mass movement of people being pushed and pulled within and beyond their borders by conflict, calamity, or opportunity.
I do believe that the international community cannot act based on a rivalries or things of that sort.
There's corruption in many parts of the world.
The 'responsibility to protect' is a very important concept.
Negative gender stereotypes related to girls' education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics begin as early as primary school and have the devastating effect of making them doubt their own potential.
Violence against women is fundamentally about power.
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.
The future is unpredictable.
All Bangladeshi citizens, including minorities and women, must feel safe and confident in exercising their right to vote.
World Migratory Bird Day is an opportunity to celebrate the great natural wonder of bird migration - but also a reminder that those patterns, and ecosystems worldwide, are threatened by climate change.
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.
To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.
Nagasaki and Hiroshima remind us to put peace first every day; to work on conflict prevention and resolution, reconciliation, and dialogue; and to tackle the roots of conflict and violence.
Nagasaki is not just an international city with a long and fascinating history. It is a global inspiration for all those who seek to create a safer and more secure world.
We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.
The United Nations needs to be nimble, efficient, and effective.
Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realise their full potential.
