Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.

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

My intimate knowledge of the [UN] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles.

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.

A hungry mind is not free, and I felt if we were really going to make a difference and fight poverty we should at least start with the ability to feed ourselves, and the millions of Africans who don't have it.

Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and the engagement of all.

It is well known that you can only manage what you measure, and as this is the job of professional accountants, it means they have huge influence on companies' governance.