If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.

Over time you get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow emotions and temper to flare up because you're displeased with something, or you want to change it.

UN is made even more complex by the constant interplay of politics and bureaucracy and can certainly be bewildering for a novice.

The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms, indeed, could well be described as 'weapons of mass destruction'.

The Refugee Convention of 1951 was a major breakthrough, outlining the rights of those displaced across borders as well as the legal obligations of states to protect them.

Elections with integrity are a challenge everywhere, including in the West.

Peace is never a perfect achievement.