I want to see a UN that enables a gathering of energies in which business plays its proper role.

All countries are particular and no models are perfect.

I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.

South Africa is regarded as being an extraordinarily important country - not just for South Africa, but for Southern Africa, for the BRICS, working now in a new way in which power is becoming more shared - thankfully.

When I am asked, "What, in your view, is the worst human rights problem in the world today?" I reply: "Absolute poverty." This is not the answer most journalists expect. It is neither sexy nor legalistic. But it is true.

It is people who go through suffering that have an empathy for the suffering of others.

The whole human rights structure is based on the accountability of governments.