If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.

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.

As we move forward, you cannot resolve the potential food crisis or shortages without science being part of the solution. Science has to be part of the solution but African governments - and these are decisions for governments, whether they embrace or do not embrace genetically modified food - and for the moment, most African companies do not accept genetically modified seeds.

Justice has taken its course and the authority and legitimacy of the legal process must be respected.

Normally when people resign they will organise their champagne farewell parties... and then they resurface somewhere.

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

Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.