Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin

One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.

This is the moral challenge of our generation. Not only are the eyes of the world upon us. More important, succeeding generations depend on us. We cannot rob our children of their future.

We have all heard of the web of life. The way we live threatens to trap us in a web of death.

A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.

I spend most of my time in South Korea but at least one-third of my time is spent traveling around the world, meeting people, speaking about climate change and sustainable development and trying to foster global citizenship especially for young people. What I observe is there clearly is a need for global citizenship. That is exactly right. We are having troubles around the world. We need global vision.

With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.