In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought, and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won.

Freedom is incomplete without social justice.

In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.