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

I think that peacekeeping can do quite a lot, if they are given the right mandate with the commensurate resources to get the job done.

The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone.

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

Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it into a reality for all the world's people

Young people - with their dynamism, their energy and their inherent understanding of our interconnected world - have much to teach us. Increased educational attainment, advances in technology and the spread of information have made this generation the best educated, most connected and most informed in history

I often quote an African proverb that says: "The world is not ours, the earth is not ours, It's a treasure we hold in trust for future generations." And I often hope we will be worthy of that trust.