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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

Ban Ki-moon

The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by legal process. Where the death penalty persists, conditions for those awaiting execution are often horrifying, leading to aggravated suffering.
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Death Execution Penalty Suffering
Society’s dependence on fossil fuels is jeopardising social and economic progress.
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Fossils Fuel Progress
Nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world.
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Disarmament Nuclear Path World
To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members.
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Autism Different Our Society
On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace.
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Passion Peace Priorities
The longer we delay, the more we will pay.
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Delay Longer More Pay
Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
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Community Development Poverty
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.
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Attitude Cuba Law
One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.
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Government Hands Keys
Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.
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Fighting People Water
As many micro-credit schemes across the world can testify, investment in women is the best investment for the future.
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Credit Investment World
The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.
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Arm Fund Over World
Nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children.
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Attacking Children Sleep
You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.
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Citizen Tomorrow Vision
Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and unwanted change in the world forever. This prospect should compel all of us to act to prevent such a catastrophe.
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Forever Nuclear Terrorism Suffering
My observation is China is thinking more as a global player than regionally, in both politics and economics.
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Economics Player Thinking

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