The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic bombs that devasta….

Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic developmen….

The war on drugs has failed in West Africa and around the world.

I think what gives me hope is I have the sense that the people of Kenya have turned the page. They are keen to get a new political dispensation. They….

Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned to bleed to death..

I did not always achieve what I set out to do. Nevertheless, my personal example certainly suggests that hands-on experience can be helpful to future….

We have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do..

It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for..

I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community..

Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the level of the….

The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These….

There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children..

I spent my youth and my most formative years in Africa. I left Africa when I was about 20, 21, and when Mo says a great African, I was really moulded….

Tony Blair is a very able politician; he's perhaps one of the best of his generation. He made a major contribution in many areas, but in Iraq I belie….

UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States….

As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell..

Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and hum….

The problem is not with the faith, but with the faithful.

Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility..

We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most uni….

You have to wake up every day ready to start again..