Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended. Also, fear of them keeps people off the land, and thus prevents them from growing food.

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

The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every individual have a role to play in changing entrenched outlooks and ending destructive patterns of behaviour

Microfinance is an idea whose time has come.

I observe a lot. I see a lot around me.

The gap between the rich and the poor cannot keep growing without nothing being done about it.

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.