The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.

The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge

If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.

Microfinance is an idea whose time has come.

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.

Young people - with their dynamism, their energy and their inherent understanding of our interconnected world - have much to teach us. Increased educational attainment, advances in technology and the spread of information have made this generation the best educated, most connected and most informed in history

On this International Day of Peace, let us all honor those who have suffered from violence. Let us hold in our hearts the ideal of peace.