Our world is one of terrible contradictions. Plenty of food, but one billion people go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others. Huge advances in medicine while mothers die every day in childbirth, and children die every day from drinking dirty water. Billions spent on weapons to kill people instead of keeping them safe.

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.

Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women's empowerment - these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.

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

Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.

I am willing to take any measures when it comes to the fundamental principle of human rights.

Saving our planet requires you to be ambitious in what you aim, and, equally, in how hard you work to reach your goal.