Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.

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

As we move forward, you cannot resolve the potential food crisis or shortages without science being part of the solution. Science has to be part of the solution but African governments - and these are decisions for governments, whether they embrace or do not embrace genetically modified food - and for the moment, most African companies do not accept genetically modified seeds.

Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge

Founded on the principles of private initiative, entrepreneurship and self-employment, underpinned by the values of democracy, equality and solidarity, the co-operative movement can help pave the way to a more just and inclusive economic order.

To live is to choose.

These divisions in the international community - the Syrians bear quite a lot of the blame, but we have enabled it by the divisions between us.