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The High Commissioner

António Guterres, who joined UNHCR on June 15, 2005, is the UN refugee agency's 10th High Commissioner.

Statement by António Guterres to the Third Committee of the General Assembly

64th Session, United Nations Headquarters, New York, Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 10 a.m.

Enduring exile, by António Guterres

High Commissioner's editorial article.

World Refugee Day 2009 event with UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie

Nansen Award presentation for the late Senator Edward Kennedy

Pakistan: Fleeing to Safety

UN High Commissioner Visits Georgia and Russia

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres spent four days in Georgia and the Russian Federation to assess UNHCR's humanitarian operations and to speak with those affected by the recent fighting in the breakaway region of South Ossetia.

António Guterres Keynote Speech for the 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Awards

(Part 1/2)

UN HighCommissioner for Refugees in Syria

On a recent visit to Damascus, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres urged donor nations to do more to help host countries like Syria and Jordan look after hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees.