There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.

I earned my professional credibility a long time ago in a male-dominated world. I just hope that as a woman, I bring in an extra dimension to the job. I bring in the sensitivity of being a woman and a mother, and that means I pay more attention to women, children, and the social needs of society.

Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our diversity and not be used to divide us.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.