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

The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and skills to save lives and to rebuild communities. In this they joined countless people around the world who volunteer every day in response to 'silent crises'. These often unsung heroes understand all too well that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.

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

The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the States in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being.

You have to wake up every day ready to start again.

We often hear a lot about subsidies, because it's often the powerful talking about the poor; the poor don't have enough voice to question the privileges.

Professional accountants should use that influence to encourage the companies they serve to think long term and integrate sustainable development goals into their accounting, such as by including a natural capital account, which I have heard is gaining ground.