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Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.

Ban Ki-moon

Reason doesn’t mean very much in a country like North Korea.
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Country Korea Mean
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
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
Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.
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People Prosperity Terrorism
Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.
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Challenges Climate Faces
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
I am not a national leader. If I am a national leader I can speak out all that I want.
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Leader Speaks Out Want
Since problems spill across borders, security anywhere depends on sustainable development everywhere.
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Borders Environmental Security
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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Issues Needs Water
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 call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include mayors, townships and community leaders.
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Community Leader Risk
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
The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.
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Climate Mean Needs
World military spending has now risen to over $1.2 trillion. This incredible sum represents 2.5 per cent of GDP (global gross domestic product). Even if 1 per cent of it were redirected towards development, the world would be much closer to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Goal Military Represent World
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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