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

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

It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each of its Member States, by the joint efforts of their governments and people.

Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and human rights. And where all three are present, you stand a very good chance of making a go of it.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected.

To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council.