Neutrality is a tough call for the weaker ones.

We need to ensure the poorest in the planet - who will be hardest hit by the financial crisis - are not forgotten.

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. But often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar of rule of law and respect for human rights, because no country can long remain prosperous without that third pillar.

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

The United Nations is proud to have the Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign as a partner.

We must restore the sacredness of the family as a bedrock of humane values everywhere, in peace as well as in war.

The problem is not with the faith, but with the faithful