We count on businesses to play an important role by themselves and to put pressure on governments to do the right thing. Antonio Guterres More Quotes by Antonio Guterres More Quotes From Antonio Guterres Today, we already have clearly more than $ 1 billion of pledges. It is impossible to say how much of these will be for the flash appeal, but in any case, it represents a quantum leap in relation to the financial commitment of the international community towards the Afghan people. Antonio Guterres The people of Afghanistan are facing the collapse of an entire country -- all at once. Antonio Guterres My appeal to the international community is to find ways to allow for an injection of cash in the Afghan economy, allowing the economy to breathe and avoiding a collapse that will have devastating consequences for the people of Afghanistan. Antonio Guterres I am personally following the situation in Guinea very closely. I strongly condemn any takeover of the government by force of the gun and call for the immediate release of President Alpha Conde. Antonio Guterres Most villagers in the remote area had fled to the nearby town. Antonio Guterres We have reached a moment of truth. In 2021 we must address these fragilities and put the world on track, we count on businesses to play an important role by themselves and to put pressure on governments to do the right thing. Antonio Guterres From the start, the World Health Organization provided factual information and scientific guidance that should have been the basis for a coordinated global response, unfortunately, many of these recommendations were not followed. And in some situations, there was a rejection of facts and an ignoring of the guidance. And when countries go in their own direction, the virus goes in every direction. Antonio Guterres I trust the American people to make sure that this country will assume the global leadership that is necessary for climate action to be successful, everything you can do to make cities, states and the federal government assume leadership globally for climate action is very important. Antonio Guterres But now is not that time. Antonio Guterres
