To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council.

Like any large organisation, public or private, the UN is a complex machine.

Reform is a process, and not an event.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

Education is the great equalizer of our time. It gives hope to the hopeless and creates chances for those without.

No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.

I can't think of a 30- or 40-year-old who can behave like Mugabe. They wouldn't even know where to begin, and given their own educational exposure, I think it will be very positive for Africa.