You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us that whether we are poor or prosperous, we have only one world to share. You have taught young people that they do have the power to change the world.

I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

Let us all reaffirm our commitment to improving the well- being of families throughout the world.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

We often hear a lot about subsidies, because it's often the powerful talking about the poor; the poor don't have enough voice to question the privileges.

Women themselves have the right to live in dignity, in freedom from want and freedom from fear. On this International Women's Day, let us rededicate ourselves to making that a reality.