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.

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.

The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and skills to save lives and to rebuild communities. In this they joined countless people around the world who volunteer every day in response to 'silent crises'. These often unsung heroes understand all too well that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.

Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.

This is an historic step forward in the world's efforts to combat a truly global threat.

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

The war on drugs has failed in West Africa and around the world