Conflict Quote by James Wolfensohn

When we look at a conflict, it is so often rooted in injustice, prejudice, competition for resources, poverty, poor governance and corruption.

— Desmond Tutu

In addition to world conflicts, the most challenging problem we face today is hunger, deprivation and social injustice. Because we're ruled by separate self-interest,…

— Satish Kumar

Many problems that challenge us today can be traced back to a profound tension between what is good and desirable for society as a…

— Martin Nowak

It is conflict overall that mires people in poverty. That is the first law of development.

— Andrew Mitchell

So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing…

— James Wolfensohn

Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.

— Kofi Annan

Lack of understanding of interrelatedness has caused numerous divisions and conflicts that are the cause of many major challenges in the world such as…

— Lobsang Tenzin

Today, the worst conflicts, the most deep-rooted violence, and those likely to emerge in the coming years are due to disparities in development.

— Segolene Royal

We're looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition... doesn't matter if it's death, aid, trade,…

— Bob Geldof

Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on.

— George Soros

There are problems in the world today.

— John R. Allen

Excessive economic, social and cultural inequalities among peoples arouse tensions and conflicts, and are a danger to peace.

— Pope Paul VI