It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance

I know that at times it may not have seemed like a home, but I think we can agree that today a new climate has taken hold in relations between Israel and the United Nations

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development

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

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there

No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline

National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence