The reality is that no group of countries has any grounds for complacency about its own human rights performance and no group of countries does itself justice by automatically slipping into the "victim" mode . . . .

A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment

Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge, posing an untapped opportunity to create markets, bring people in from the margins and give them the tools with which to help themselves.

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.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

Sadly, a prize for peace is a rarity in this world. Most nations have monuments or memorials to war, bronze salutations to heroic battles, archways of triumph. But peace has no parade, no pantheon of victory.

Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.