"THE WORLD is over-armed and peace is under-funded." — Ban Ki-moon
"THE WORLD is over-armed and peace is under-funded."
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Ban Ki-moon
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165 Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon has 165 quotes on this site.
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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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More Armed Quotes
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These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other…
— William Henry Ashley
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The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against…
— James A. Baldwin
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In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because…
— Gerry Adams
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the…
— Kate Adie
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I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed,…
— Buffalo Bill
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As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated…
— John O. Brennan
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The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other…
— John O. Brennan
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Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution.…
— Akhenaton
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But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend…
— King Albert II
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I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people…
— Mangosuthu Buthelezi
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We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down…
— Dick Cheney
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