The world got side-tracked from development issues during the post-9/11 crisis period.
Jeffrey SachsOur challenge, our generation's unique challenge, is learning to live peacefully and sustainably in an extraordinarily crowded world. Our planet is crowded to an unprecendented degree. It is bursting at the seams. It's bursting at the seams in human terms, in economic terms, and in ecological terms
Jeffrey SachsAt the most basic level, the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development.
Jeffrey SachsIt's quite possible to arrive in the year 2030 where people are no longer dying of poverty. We could actually help lead a global end-not a reduction, but an end-to absolute poverty...I have always found that a committed, powerful group of leaders, can make a huge difference.
Jeffrey Sachs