National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.

One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on... unless you are a king.

Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.

You will recall that for months after 9/11, there was incredible support and sympathy for the US. I really hoped and wished they had played on that, and kept all these friends they had made, and found a way of dealing with the terrorists through co-operation of international intelligence services, police exchange of information.

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

You need younger men in Africa, men and women in African politics.

The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live. And since its inception in 1948, AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as an agent of positive change trough education and cultural exchange.