I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.

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

HIV/AIDS has become much more than a health issue. HIV/AIDS is a development issue, it's a security issue.

On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all.

When things are really desperate and hopeless and you can't do anything about this, and there's a sense that something must be done, that is something usually leads to the U.N.

In some ways, the challenges are even more daunting than they were at the peak of the cold war. Not only do we continue to face grave nuclear threats, but those threats are being compounded by new weapons developments, new violence within States and new challenges to the rule of law.

The happiness of any society begins with the well being of the families that live in it.