It is well known that you can only manage what you measure, and as this is the job of professional accountants, it means they have huge influence on companies' governance.

No one is born a good citizen or a good democrat or a good leader; it takes time and education.

Fierce national competition over water resources has prompted fears that water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict.

Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories.

UN is made even more complex by the constant interplay of politics and bureaucracy and can certainly be bewildering for a novice.

Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man.

I think the US and UK thought if they gave a bit more time to Israel, they would crush Hezbollah. But it became very obvious that was an unwinnable war.