...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.

If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?

If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.

Change is a process which has to be managed. If it's managed and managed well in the interest of the nation and the people, the likelihood is that it will end well.

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.

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

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