We shall not defeat any of the infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanita….

Business cannot prosper in societies that fail..

It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each of its Member States, by the….

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will..

Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious resources, and each of us has ….

Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opport….

A hungry mind is not free, and I felt if we were really going to make a difference and fight poverty we should at least start with the ability to fee….

HIV/AIDS has become much more than a health issue. HIV/AIDS is a development issue, it's a security issue..

Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private entrepr….

Normally when people resign they will organise their champagne farewell parties... and then they resurface somewhere..

It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is within the family that they form their….

The Millennium Development Goals can be met by 2015, but only if all involved break with business as usual and dramatically accelerate and scale up a….

Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography….

In the past we could afford a long gestation period before undertaking major environmental policy initiatives. Today the time for a well-planned tran….

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in Europe they were the target of the Holocaust, the ultimate abomin….

The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and….

The drafters of the [Refugee Convention ] had the Cold War in mind and mainly sought to protect a few thousand dissidents from the Communist bloc. Th….

This is a day on which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unsp….

Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community..

No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other's security, and only by working to ….

We're all human. After 10, 15 years you get tired, you run out of steam and ideas, you have to give a chance to somebody else. And whether you yourse….