37 ordspråk av Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy
[It is] a key development issue. Every year that a girl is in school is a progressive step towards ending poverty.
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[We are] prepared to do what it takes in any country that has not yet realized the value of educating its girls. These girls simply cannot afford to wait any longer,
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a mixture of the exotic [and] it was a way to save the world.
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Be it in the West or the developing world, we are confronting grave problems in the violation of children's rights. We want to put a face on this crisis, rather than just have people feel sorry for the little children.
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But we must not forget the original goals of the transition -- to raise the standard of living and to develop humane and democratic societies. These goals need to be reaffirmed.
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Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make,
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I don't think we know at his point the numbers killed, but 800,000 people are already affected and at least half of those are in urgent need of food aid and assistance.
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I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.
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I'm now meeting children who are telling me 'I am the first child in my family NOT to be able to get an education.'
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If the governments of the world are going to help, the time is now -- not tomorrow or the next day.
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If there is a universal language, I would argue it is sport. Close to a universal language is music, but music differs from place to place. Sport on the other hand -- cricket is played the same in Jamaica as it is played in India. Football (soccer) is played the same in Liberia as in the United Kingdom.
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In today's world, to be born female is to be born high risk. Every girl grows up under the threat of violence,
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It is estimated there are more than 3 billion people in the world who live on less than $2 a day. Half of these are children and half of those are living on less than $1 a day.
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It's an absolute disaster. This country was one of the success stories -- but what a knockdown blow,
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It's an absolute disaster. This country was one of the success stories -- but what a knockdown blow.
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