Fierce national competition over water resources has prompted fears that water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict.

Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack you.

My intimate knowledge of the [UN] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles.

This is a day on which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable. It is long overdue that a day be dedicated to remembering and supporting the many victims and survivors of torture around the world.

On this International Day of Peace, let us all honor those who have suffered from violence. Let us hold in our hearts the ideal of peace.

A United Nations that will not stand up for human rights is a United Nations that cannot stand up for itself.

Sometimes I walk into a situation and I know somebody is going to provoke me - not maybe, I know he will provoke me - I know he will provoke me! And there are times when I simply refuse to be provoked. And the other times you have to use that superior knowledge to carry on at work without distraction, and don't allow yourself to be distracted. I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.