Quotes from Antonio Guterres

Climate change is moving faster than we are, but we don't give up because we know that climate action is the only path.

Perceptions are essential in politics.

The governments of south Sudan must make sure that everybody will get a nationality - that nobody will become stateless because of this separation.

Our own objective is to make Africa overcome its difficulties, to make Africa a continent of hope, to make Africa a continent of the future, to make Africa a pillar of the world in which we live - not seen as a problem but seen as an opportunity.

To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.

We live in a... chaotic world.

I must say I have a personal love affair with India, with its civilisation, its culture.

Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realise their full potential.

Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history.

We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival, and how humanely.

Plastic waste is now found in the most remote areas of the planet. It kills marine life and is doing major harm to communities that depend on fishing and tourism.

We cannot leave the Central Africans abandoned. Everyone needs to be mobilized to help this country build a future that Central Africans deserve.

In a world where the latest app can sell for billions of dollars, there are plenty of ways to provide a minimum of humanity for those caught in conflict, who never had the opportunity to reach their potential in the first place.

When we achieve human rights and human dignity for all people - they will build a peaceful, sustainable, and just world.

Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet.

The fact that societies are becoming increasingly multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multi-religious is good. Diversity is a strength, not a weakness.

The total elimination of nuclear weapons remains the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations.

The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves.

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.

When I look at the web, it's clear that the web is a fantastic instrument for all of us. It's clear that we have the dark web and the deep web and all the problems of cybersecurity, etc. And the question of regulation is a very complex question in relation to this.

There's corruption in many parts of the world.

When you look at human rights, look at gender, and the rights of girls for education in the world - that are crucial issues - some are saying 'Oh, these are western values.' But these are really universal values.

Conflicts are multiplying - people are suffering. But we don't give up, because we know every man, woman, and child deserves a life of peace.

When counterterrorist policies are used to suppress peaceful protests and legitimate opposition movements, shut down debate, target human rights defenders, or stigmatize minorities, they fail, and we all lose. Indeed, such responses may cause further resentment and instability and contribute to radicalization.