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It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.

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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.
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People Prosperity Terrorism
Millions of people in nearly 80 countries still live in fear of landmines and explosive remnants of war, which take an unacceptable toll on lives and limbs, and people’s livelihoods
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Acceptance Country War
In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my lifetime.
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Hunger Want World
For my generation, coming of age at the height of the Cold War, fear of nuclear winter seemed the leading existential threat on the horizon. But the danger posed by war to all humanity-and to our planet-is at least matched by climate change.
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Humanity War Winter
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
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
I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us – men and boys – refuse to tolerate it.
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Boys Girl Powerful
Since problems spill across borders, security anywhere depends on sustainable development everywhere.
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Borders Environmental Security
Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive.
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Energy Growth World
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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Autism Different Our Society
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
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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Challenges Climate Doe
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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Equal Participation Perspective
Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.
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Challenges Climate Faces
I am willing to take any measures when it comes to the fundamental principle of human rights.
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Fundamentals Principles Rights
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
Reason doesn’t mean very much in a country like North Korea.
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Country Korea Mean
To achieve a Green Revolution, African farmers, must have access to land and security of tenure. They also need access to markets, technology and improved infrastructure.
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Land Need Technology
Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family
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Expression Fabric Safety
The current model is global suicide. We need a revolution. Revolutionary thinking. Revolutionary action. Natural resources are becoming more and more scarce.
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Business Suicide Thinking
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
We have all heard of the web of life. The way we live threatens to trap us in a web of death.
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Life Vegan Way Web
Every literate woman is a victory over poverty
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Literate Poverty Victory
Nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children.
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Attacking Children Sleep
Nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world.
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Disarmament Nuclear Path World
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
It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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Disease Poverty Step

It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.

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