We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights.

The problem is this. The spread of markets outpaces the ability of societies and their political systems to adjust to them, let alone to guide the course they take

The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.

We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough job... It can perhaps be done if you stand united and work with me in putting sustained pressure on the protagonists or the parties to come together and seek a political settlement.

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

The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms, indeed, could well be described as 'weapons of mass destruction'.

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