The main point in our report was to recommend decriminalization...because of the way laws are applied, which have not worked. We have applied them for decades and it's got the prisons filled with lots of young people who sometimes come out destroyed for having half an ounce... We should approach it through education and health issues rather than a brutal reaction... There is need for change in policy, but it has to start with debate and discussion... I think the whole approach has to be reviewed.

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

Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.

The drafters of the [Refugee Convention ] had the Cold War in mind and mainly sought to protect a few thousand dissidents from the Communist bloc. They did not envision the mass displacements of people we are seeing today.

Without a dream you'll not get anywhere.

From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy.

Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge