I think we go wrong when we insist, as some have done since 1945, on using experts who are paid Western salaries, drive beautiful cars and live in ai….

The world is changing considerably and the United Nations must change too. It must become an instrument which responds to the needs of the internatio….

Let us show great humility towards the peoples we wish to help, for we have very little to teach them..

Who knows better than a peasant farmer the agricultural conditions in his country or region? It is not always necessary to send an FAO expert to tell….

We need nature more than nature needs us..

As the dolphin becomes just another victim of humanity's utilitarian attitudes towards the earth, it seems as though the ancient friendship between o….

It is now widely and rightly accepted that we live in a world which is more interdependent than ever before, and that problems are increasingly globa….

In the corridors of diplomacy people  gradually tend to lose their capacity to distinguish between what is important and what isn't..

The success of any development project is based on encouraging people to shoulder their own responsibilities and become aware of their own capacities….