[Professional accountants ] should be encouraging companies to enhance their green credentials by switching to renewables, and to respect core labor standards and human rights.

A United Nations that will not stand up for human rights is a United Nations that cannot stand up for itself.

These divisions in the international community - the Syrians bear quite a lot of the blame, but we have enabled it by the divisions between us.

One of my biggest regrets was the fact that as an institution and an international community we could not stop the war in Iraq. That really was very difficult and very painful. Every fibre in my body felt it was wrong. I spoke to leaders, we spoke to people, we tried... we couldn't stop it... and we see the results.

When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.

...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.

Education is a human right with immense power to transform