If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?

Human rights education is much more than a lesson in schools or a theme for a day; it is a process to equip people with the tools they need to live lives of security and dignity. On this International Human Rights Day, 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.

The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.

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

One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on... unless you are a king.

We're all human. After 10, 15 years you get tired, you run out of steam and ideas, you have to give a chance to somebody else. And whether you yourself are inclined to stay on, all those around you are pushing you to stay on for what they will gain.

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