Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious resources, and each of us has a role to play in preserving them. If we are to go on living together on this earth, we must all be responsible for it.

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

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

If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live in.

There can be no doubt that these attacks are deliberate acts of terrorism, carefully planned and coordinated and as such I condemn them utterly. Terrorism must be fought resolutely wherever it appears.

As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell.

The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.