Antonio Guterres

Our world faces many grave challenges: Widening conflicts and inequality. Extreme weather and deadly intolerance. Security threats - including nuclear weapons. We have the tools and wealth to overcome these challenges. All we need is the will. ”

Far too often, girls are not given the space and opportunities they need to achieve their full potential. ”

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. ”

Women's rights are human rights. ”

All Bangladeshi citizens, including minorities and women, must feel safe and confident in exercising their right to vote. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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