If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.

The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being.

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone.

It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.

National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.

More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.