Affordable Quote by Kofi Annan

Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue,…

— Muhammad Yunus

The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in which all…

— Kofi Annan

“Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society. For…

— Muhammad Yunus

A country can develop only when you ensure these basic rights, let them voice their opinion and give them basic education, hygiene, medication, portable…

— Sayani Gupta

The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of…

— Nelson Mandela

Poverty has its duties as well as its rights.

— Benjamin Disraeli

“The problem of poverty must force us to innovate, not claim "rights to impose our solutions.”

— C.K. Prahalad

Poverty is not only about income poverty, it is about the deprivation of economic and social rights, insecurity, discrimination, exclusion and powerlessness. That is…

— Irene Khan

I'm struck by how very few people outside a rarefied world of true believers understand what you mean when you say human rights -…

— Mary Robinson

Respect for human rights requires transparent and accountable institutions and governance as well as the effective participation of all individuals and civil society, who…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy…

— Mahbub ul Haq

Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.

— Muhammad Yunus