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born 1949 Portugal
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (/ɡʊˈtɛrəs/; European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔnju ɡuˈtɛʁɨʃ]; born 30 April 1949)) is the ninth United Nations Secretary General, and was the Prime Minister of Portugal (from 1995 to 2002) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (from June 2005 to December 2015). As General Secretary, Guterres led the United Nations to deal with issues such as climate change, the Rohingya genocide, the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, the Uyghur genocide, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigray War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.
Also known as: Antonio Guterres
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Today, Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain.
Opening remarks at press conference with President of Ukraine (2022)
COVID19 has deepened existing inequalities & vulnerabilities for women & girls... We must protect the rights of women and girls, end gender-based violence and safeguard sexual and reproductive health care.
There are ways to what is our major battle in the world. To defeat climate change - to save the planet.
It is time to end this absurd war.
Remarks to press on the war in Ukraine (2022)
690 million people in the world are hungry – almost 9% of the entire population of the planet. Many more people could slip into hunger this year. We must make food systems more sustainable and healthy diets affordable & accessible for all.
The transatlantic slave trade is one of the biggest crimes in the history of humankind. And we continue to live in its shadow. We can only move forward by confronting the racist legacy of slavery together.
My position on racism is crystal clear: this scourge violates the UN Charter and debases our core values. Every day, in our work across the world, we strive to do our part to promote inclusion, justice, dignity and combat racism in all its manifestations.
With our bottomless appetite for unchecked and unequal economic growth, humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction. We are treating nature like a toilet. And ultimately, we are committing suicide by proxy
[The situation in the Middle East is] growing more dire by the hour.
As we work to build back better after #COVID19, let’s put nature where it belongs -- at the heart of our decision making. The global community must commit to a green and resilient future.
Like the meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, we are having a huge impact. In the case of the climate, we are not the dinosaurs, we are the meteorite. Not only are we in danger, we are the danger.
gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes...[it is] 300 years away.”
The position of the United Nations is clear.
Opening remarks at press conference with President of Ukraine (2022)
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the @UN Charter, we must reimagine the way nations cooperate. We need an effective multilateralism with scale, ambition and teeth.
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