If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as well as individual volunteers.

One has to learn from history. Quite frankly, it is almost impossible to have a sense of vision without a sense of history. If history is learned, then it doesn't have to repeat itself over generations.

We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not.

Invite politicians to dinner and let them tell the world how delicious it is. . . . They will proudly go around and say, 'I ate crickets, I ate locusts, and they were delicious.'

Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.

Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies.

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development