Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.

...Any definition of a culture of peace must address the problem of achieving justice for communities and individuals who do not have the means to compete or cope without structured assistance and compassionate help.

Women, who are a majority of the peoples of the earth, are indispensable to the accumulation of the kind of social capital that is conducive to development, peace, justice and civility.

In the future, human rights will be increasingly a universal criterion for designing ethical systems.

As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward civility and peace.

We Have the Ability to Achieve, If We Master the Necessary Goodwill, a Common Global Society

Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.