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Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advancing Between Change Climate Climate Change Connect Dots Economic Economic Growth Empowerment Energy Fight Food Global Growth Health Lifting Must Our Our Planet Out People Planet Poverty Problem Same Saving Scarcity Security Shortages Solutions Water Women

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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 stewardship and strengthen governance.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Achieve Development Economic Economic Growth Environmental Exercise Framework Future Generate Governance Growth Justice Offers Pathway Social Social Justice Stewardship Strengthen Sustainable Sustainable Development Want

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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 was school, it was under a tree. Then the United Nations came. They fed me, my family, my community.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Behind Burning Came Community Earliest Earliest Memories Family Fed Me Memories Mountains Muddy Nations Raining Road School Then Tree United United Nations Up Village Walking

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Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call 'global challenges,' which require global solidarity.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Big Border Call Challenges Change Climate Climate Change Does Global Poor Require Respect Rich Small Solidarity Therefore Which Who You

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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Become Children Citizens Education Equality Everyone Few Fundamental Good Good Citizens How Human Just Lifts Out People Poverty Privileged Right Teaches

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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Agreements Boards Child Child Support Companies Countries Economic Economic Growth Education Equality Gender Growth Health Higher Include Including Issues Levels More Peace Range Returns Successful Support Take Up Wider Women Women Are

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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Peace People Prosperity Security Significant Terrorism Threat

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Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper - but in practice, too many break their pledge.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Break Calls Charter Committed Countries Declaration Encouraging Freedom Freedoms Fundamental Human Human Rights Individual Many More Nations Paper Pledge Practice Protecting Respect Rights Than Timeless Times Too Twenty United United Nations Universal Value

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The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons require that it be treated as a top priority. Disarmament will work better than any alternative in reducing the risk of use.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Alternative Any Better Catastrophic Consequences Disarmament Humanitarian Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Priority Reducing Require Risk Than Top Treated Use Weapons Will Work

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We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Because Had Plan Planet Planets Resources Two Using

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Biography

Nationality: South Korean

Type: Leader

Born: June 13th, 1944

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