A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities.

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 continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.

Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.

Children are our future and if we use them in battle, we are destroying the future. We must reclaim them, every one of them, one at a time.

We at the U.N. have to take some of the blame, because we have not lowered expectations creating the impression we are here to save people, even when we have very limited resources.