We at the U.N. have to take some of the blame, because we have not lowered expectations creating the impression we are here to save people, even when we have very limited resources.

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

The drafters of the [Refugee Convention ] had the Cold War in mind and mainly sought to protect a few thousand dissidents from the Communist bloc. They did not envision the mass displacements of people we are seeing today.

Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.

You need to be careful not to over-reach and also assess the capacity you have to work with.

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.