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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.

Ban Ki-moon

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.
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Fighting Growth People
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.
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Empowerment Example Priorities
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
Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it
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Earth Force Island
Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.
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Boys Girl Responsibility
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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Achieve Equal Peaceful
Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women’s empowerment – these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.
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Empowerment Issues Water
The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.
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Arm Fund Over World
National boundaries these days are not that important because of transformative technological development. Now we are talking about the fourth industrial revolution.
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Boundaries Important Revolution
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
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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Home Real School
This is the moral challenge of our generation. Not only are the eyes of the world upon us. More important, succeeding generations depend on us. We cannot rob our children of their future.
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Children Eye Our Generation
With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.
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Book Determination Girl
The unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country’s greatest strengths.
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Country Diversity Unity
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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Community Emergency International Measure Need
I have been urging the leaders to listen to the aspirations and challenges of their own people, and engage in dialogue and take very bold measures. Normally, to their regret, these measures and bold reforms come too late, too little.
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Leader People Regret

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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