Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it
BAN KI-MOONIt is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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Reason doesn’t mean very much in a country like North Korea.
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We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
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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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Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity.
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Nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world.
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Every literate woman is a victory over poverty
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Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.
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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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Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
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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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It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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As the young leaders of tomorrow, you have the passion and energy and commitment to make a difference. What I’d like to really urge you do is to have a global vision. Go beyond your country; go beyond your national boundaries
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Our atmosphere can’t tell the difference between emissions from an Asian factory, the exhaust from a North American SUV, or deforestation in South America or Africa.
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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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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.
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