United Nations
In all she has done, Michelle Bachelet lives and breathes human rights. She has moved the needle in an extremely challenging political context — and she has made a profound difference for people around the globe.
13 June 2022
For information media. Not an official record. The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today: She continues to have my full support. I will always value her wisdom, strong voice and success in ensuring that human rights underpin the actions of the United Nations. SG/SM/21319
I am deeply grateful to Michelle Bachelet for her relentless service to the United Nations as High Commissioner for Human Rights. From her earliest days in Chile with enormous personal sacrifice, she has been on the front lines of the human rights struggle all her life.
