Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

Nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world.

Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

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

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.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

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