"The good name of the United Nations is……" — Ban Ki-moon
"The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard."
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165 Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
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Millions of people in nearly 80 countries still live in fear of landmines and explosive remnants of war, which take…
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The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African…
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Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are…
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It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until…
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Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties…
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Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our…
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It has been said that knowledge is power. We need to strengthen education systems so that young people can benefit…
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You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity…
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Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. These issues cannot…
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Three decades into this crisis, let us set our sights on achieving the "three zeros" zero new HIV infections, zero…
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Universal ratification of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict will establish an international moral consensus…
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People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A…
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Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things…
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I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations…
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When Gordon the Brown, in London in 1997, commissioned a great inquisition or survey of his new realm, the result…
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Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good…
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Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that…
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Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.
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For far too long the world's poorest people have seen no benefit from the vast natural resources in their own…
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Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor, they own less than one percent of the world's assets.
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