The future is unpredictable.

We live in a... chaotic world.

Women's rights are human rights.

Perceptions are essential in politics.

The world's problems transcend borders.

Global terrorism threatens every region.

The facts are clear. Our oceans are a mess.

There's corruption in many parts of the world.

Violence against women is fundamentally about power.

To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.

The people of the D.P.R.K. need our generosity and help.

The IMF acts on the mandate of the international community.

We have to transcend our differences to transform our future.

The United Nations needs to be nimble, efficient, and effective.

Nowhere in the world has the use of force alone resolved a conflict.

Terrorism is a persistent and evolving global menace. No country is immune.

The future of the U.N. will be determined by its readiness to change and adapt.

Global coherence demands a permanent strategic cooperation culture at all levels.

I must say I have a personal love affair with India, with its civilisation, its culture.

There is an urgent need for disarmament of all kinds, but especially nuclear disarmament.

I am totally committed to the cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations.

We must make sure that when someone sees the Blue Flag, she or he can say, 'I am protected.'

The United Nations must focus on delivery rather than process and on people rather than bureaucracy.

I do believe that the international community cannot act based on a rivalries or things of that sort.

The total elimination of nuclear weapons remains the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations.

In all circumstances in the world - even the most difficult circumstances - we need to push for dialogue.

Far too often, girls are not given the space and opportunities they need to achieve their full potential.

Humanitarian response, sustainable development, and sustaining peace are three sides of the same triangle.

The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves.

I'm not a multilateralist against anybody. I'm a multilateralist because I believe in a multilateral order.

Preventing conflict means going back to basics - strengthening institutions and building resilient societies.

Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet.

Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realise their full potential.

Climate change is moving faster than we are, but we don't give up because we know that climate action is the only path.

When we achieve human rights and human dignity for all people - they will build a peaceful, sustainable, and just world.

Gender equality has a transformative effect that is essential to fully functioning communities, societies, and economies.

All Bangladeshi citizens, including minorities and women, must feel safe and confident in exercising their right to vote.

I'll put everything I have in my capacity at the service of the noble cause and noble values of the U.N. and the U.N. Charter.

Let us recommit to supporting every girl to develop her skills, enter the workforce on equal terms, and reach her full potential.

Too often, U.N. peacekeepers face an impossible task in countries that are still at war and where there is no real peace to keep.

Denying the rights of women and girls is not only wrong in itself; it has a serious social and economic impact that holds us all back.

There is never a humanitarian solution for a humanitarian crisis. The solutions for the humanitarian crisis are always political ones.

We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival, and how humanely.

Torture remains unacceptable and unjustified at all times, including during states of emergency, political instability, or even in a war.

Our world needs to move from managing crises to preventing them in the first place. Too often, the world responds too late and too little.

Many countries do not allow women to convey their nationality to their children - if they are single mothers, the children become stateless.

Conflicts are multiplying - people are suffering. But we don't give up, because we know every man, woman, and child deserves a life of peace.

I think Australia is an extremely relevant partner and a key instrument for the stability, the progress, and the support of the East Timorese.

We cannot leave the Central Africans abandoned. Everyone needs to be mobilized to help this country build a future that Central Africans deserve.

The governments of south Sudan must make sure that everybody will get a nationality - that nobody will become stateless because of this separation.

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