for the sake of its own people and for the sake of world order. |
fork in the road |
from Sierra Leone to the Sudan , to Angola , to the Balkans and Cambodia , and to Afghanistan -- there are great numbers of people who need more than just words of sympathy from the international community. |
From the information that we have, I understand that they are well and well-treated, |
from the streets to the bargaining table. |
From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy. |
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. |
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. |
Given the pressure from the people, from the grass roots, I really do not think any government can sit out this movement for long, ... It's only a matter of time. |
Given the size and the magnitude of the quake and the areas [affected], things are going reasonably well, |
given what happened last week, and the tense situation we find ourselves in. |
Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility. |
Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility. |
Governments have to commit themselves to bring to account those who attack these innocent and unarmed civilian humanitarian workers, and I would hope that this message would go out from this council today, |
Guatemala is going through the most promising period of its recent history, |