António Guterres

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. When was António Guterres born?April 30, 1949
2. Where was António Guterres born?Lisbon, Portugal
3. What is the current position?Ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations (since January 1, 2017)
4. What is the previous key international role?United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2005-2015)
5. Who is António Guterres?He is the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Prime Minister of Portugal. He has worked to help people around the world and keep peace.
6. What did he do to help refugees?He was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015. He made the organization work faster and talked to governments to protect people who had to leave their homes.

Secretary-General of the United Nations: The chief administrative officer of the UN, serving as the principal representative and diplomat for the organization.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): A UN agency mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.
Multilateralism: The principle of participation by three or more parties, especially by the governments of all countries in an international matter.
Geopolitical Tension: Conflict or disagreement arising from the interaction of geography and politics between nations.