Since [violence against women] is rooted in discrimination, impunity and complacency, we need to change attitudes and behavior – and we need to change laws and make sure they are enforced just like you are doing in Cuba.
BAN KI-MOONThe unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country’s greatest strengths.
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Men must teach each other that real men do not violate or oppress women – and that a woman’s place is not just in the home or the field, but in schools and offices and boardrooms.
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With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.
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In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my lifetime.
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Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
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I strongly reject threats by any member state to destroy another or outrageous attempts to deny historical facts such as the Holocaust.
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Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries … Thanks to their efforts, life-saving humanitarian assistance can be delivered and economic development can begin.
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Society’s dependence on fossil fuels is jeopardising social and economic progress.
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As many micro-credit schemes across the world can testify, investment in women is the best investment for the future.
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Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
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Nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world.
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Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.
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Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all.
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Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets – an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.
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My observation is China is thinking more as a global player than regionally, in both politics and economics.
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Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies, programmes and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours.
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The future of any leader or political systems is to be determined by the people of the country.
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It has been said that knowledge is power. We need to strengthen education systems so that young people can benefit from cultural diversity, and not be victimized by those who exploit differences.
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I am not a national leader. If I am a national leader I can speak out all that I want.
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Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are profound: death, illness and despair, needless suffering, lost opportunities for millions upon millions of people.
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Three decades into this crisis, let us set our sights on achieving the “three zeros” zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
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Only through women’s full and equal participation in all areas of public and private life can we hope to achieve the sustainable, peaceful and just society promised in the United Nations Charter.
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Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.
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The longer we delay, the more we will pay.
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Saving our planet requires you to be ambitious in what you aim, and, equally, in how hard you work to reach your goal.
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We have all heard of the web of life. The way we live threatens to trap us in a web of death.
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