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Development Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
- From the Balkans to Africa, from Asia to the Middle East, we have witnessed the weakening or absence of effective governance leading to the ravaging…
- Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
- We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability…
- World military spending has now risen to over $1.2 trillion. This incredible sum represents 2.5 per cent of GDP (global gross domestic product). Even if…
- 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…
- Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries ... Thanks to…
- Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
- I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what…
- The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The…
- Midori has been a steadfast supporter of the United Nations, as a Messenger of Peace and more recently by encouraging our efforts to achieve the…
- Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration…
- Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very tangible benefits disarmament would bring for all humankind.…
- Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental…
- At a time when we aim to accelerate our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and define a bold agenda for the period beyond…
- I look forward to strengthening the U.S.-U.N. partnership and working closely with Secretary of State Kerry towards our shared goals of peace, development, and human…
- Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summer Olympics when this country opened its…
- Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance…
- By strengthening the three pillars of the United Nations - security, development and human rights - we can build a more peaceful, more prosperous and…
More Development Quotes
- We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become. Think the best, believe the best,… — John C. Maxwell
- I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all… — Richard Armitage
- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development… — Lord Acton
- Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but… — Alexander Graham Bell
- Ostwald was a great protagonist and an inspiring teacher. He had the gift of saying the right thing in the right way.… — Wilder Dwight Bancroft
- There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'… — Seth Shostak