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.

We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic.

The Refugee Convention of 1951 was a major breakthrough, outlining the rights of those displaced across borders as well as the legal obligations of states to protect them.

You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not.

Each crisis is different, has its own specificities, and we need to look at it critically; look at each one in its own terms.

It's not that easy to quit. When you look back in the American system it is very rare that people quit on issues of principle.

The U.N. power comes from concerted action of the governments.