On this International Day of Peace, let us dare to imagine a world free of conflict and violence

It's always a difficult time to be secretary general.

...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.

Children are our future, and their mothers are its guardians.

Generals often find a way of dealing with generals on the officer-to-officer level. In the hierarchy of the military and with the almost similar structure and similar language, they find a way of dealing with each other.

Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.

I think that in the West, many citizens, especially younger citizens, take their freedoms and institutions for granted and focus on their frustrations with their governments' inability to solve pressing problems.