Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.

Each crisis is different, has its own specificities, and we need to look at it critically; look at each one in its own terms.

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.

HIV/AIDS has become much more than a health issue. HIV/AIDS is a development issue, it's a security issue.

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

One of my biggest regrets was the fact that as an institution and an international community we could not stop the war in Iraq. That really was very difficult and very painful. Every fibre in my body felt it was wrong. I spoke to leaders, we spoke to people, we tried... we couldn't stop it... and we see the results.