I think what gives me hope is I have the sense that the people of Kenya have turned the page. They are keen to get a new political dispensation. They are keen to fight corruption and impunity, and in that sense they are leaving the political elite behind.

We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization.

To build a more healthy, peaceful and equitable world the classrooms of the world have to be full of girls as well as boys.

I think that peacekeeping can do quite a lot, if they are given the right mandate with the commensurate resources to get the job done.

To educate girls is to reduce poverty.

It is extreme arrogance for one to think he is the only one who can govern his country and nobody else can do it. We're all human. After 10, 15 years you get tired, you run out of steam and ideas, you have to give a chance to somebody else. And whether you yourself are inclined to stay on, all those around you are pushing you to stay on for what they will gain. One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on...unless you are a king.

Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.