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Community Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
- The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African descent are among those most…
- Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
- The international community must offer short-term emergency measures to meet critical needs. But it must also make longer-term investments to promote food production and agricultural…
- I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include mayors,…
- There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.
- I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and security, and I take note of the ongoing debate over…
- The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international…
- The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to…
- One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support…
- One of my earliest memories is walking up a muddy road into the mountains. It was raining. Behind me, my village was burning. When there…
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