You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandThere is a very close connection between being a doctor and a politician. The doctor tries to prevent illness, then tries to treat it if it comes. It's exactly the same as what you try to do as a politician, but with regard to society.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandDuring my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development.
Gro Harlem BrundtlandIf globalization is to realise its potential as a force for good, we have to look more closely at the means by which we handle our growing interdependence. We do not have a world government, but we do have an increasingly complex network of institutions that are concerned with global governance. They are central to our future and international human rights law
Gro Harlem Brundtland