Since problems spill across borders, security anywhere depends on sustainable development everywhere.
BAN KI-MOONIt 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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We must turn the greatest collective challenge facing humankind today – climate change – into the greatest opportunity for common progress towards a sustainable future.
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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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Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it
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Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. These issues cannot be addressed in isolation.
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The international community must offer short-term emergency measures to meet critical needs. But it must also make longer-term investments to promote food production and agricultural development, enhance food security and maintain and accelerate momentum towards the MDGs.
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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.
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It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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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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SUSTAINABLE PEACE IS POSSIBLE ONLY WITH WOMEN’S FULL PARTICIPATION, their perspectives, their leadership, their daily, equal presence wherever we seek to make and keep the peace.
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Society’s dependence on fossil fuels is jeopardising social and economic progress.
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Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.
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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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Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
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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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As many micro-credit schemes across the world can testify, investment in women is the best investment for the future.
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