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

It's always a difficult time to be secretary general.

We at the U.N. have to take some of the blame, because we have not lowered expectations creating the impression we are here to save people, even when we have very limited resources.

The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge

A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment

There is a certain tendency on the part of some Americans to treat the UN as a multilateralism à la carte where you pick and choose where it suits you and when it doesn't suit you, you pull back.

The interesting thing is, everybody focuses on the global warming as an environmental issue, as something outside our daily lives. But actually the impact of global warming is with us today. Communities are suffering. Communities in poor countries are the ones paying the price, they are not the ones who are polluting, and we need to help them adapt.