I think over time you learn to know a bit more about yourself - you develop a certain amount of self-insight and self-awareness, and you know what you can absorb, and what you cannot; what gets to you and what doesn't.

Education is the great equalizer of our time. It gives hope to the hopeless and creates chances for those without.

We have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do.

The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These are questions leaders I have spoken to have posed.

The world has lost a visionary leader, a courageous voice for justice, and a clear moral compass. By showing us that the path to freedom and human dignity lies in love, wisdom and compassion for one another, Nelson Mandela stands as an inspiration to us all.

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

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