After the end of the cold war, everybody thought, fantastic, finally the UN may be able to do what it was originally set up to do without big power divisions. It would be easy to get them to come together to resolve things. You will recall, on the first Gulf war, you almost got a unanimous resolution and a very solid coalition.

Children are our future, and their mothers are its guardians.

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

A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment

Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.