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Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.

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Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
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Climate Inspiring Sides Two
The unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country’s greatest strengths.
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Country Diversity Unity
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
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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Hiv Infection Sight Zero
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
The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.
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Arm Fund Over World
With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.
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Book Determination Girl
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
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
We have seen in the past where leaders have not been open-minded or have not been flexible. That’s why the people came out to the streets and shouted and chanted for more reforms and more freedoms.
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Leader Past People
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
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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Country Destroy Historical Holocaust
We hold the future in our hands, together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed to do the right thing, and let them suffer the consequences.
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Grandchildren Hands Suffering
A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.
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Country Global Warming Voice
The longer we delay, the more we will pay.
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Delay Longer More Pay

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