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People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Both Cannot Civilian Effects Elimination Humanity Indiscriminate Legitimate Morally Necessity Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Our Our World People Place Practical Protecting Right Understand Used Weapons Without World

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Any use of chemical weapons, by anyone, under any circumstances, is a grave violation of the 1925 Protocol and other relevant rules of customary international law.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Any Any Circumstances Anyone Chemical Circumstances Grave International International Law Law Other Protocol Relevant Rules Use Violation Weapons

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Charity plays an important role in upholding the values and advancing the work of the United Nations.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advancing Charity Important Important Role Nations Plays Role United United Nations Values Work

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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 to adjust our course.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Adjust Best Challenges Chance Change Climate Climate Change Course Destroying Development Increasingly Limited Limited Resources Offers Our Ours Path Resources Sustainability Sustainable Sustainable Development World

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Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.

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Topics: Among Branches Building Cities Civil Civil Society Dialogue Engagement Future Government Including Local Local Government Marginalized National Need Open Poor Private Private Sector Regional Sector Society Stakeholders Sustainable Will

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Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed. This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era. We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Behind Better Better Future Building Cannot Century Cold Cold War Conference Disarmament Driving Driving Force Environment Era Face Force Future Hide Logic Mentality Must Nuclear Perfect Proceed Realities Safer Says Security Until Utopian War Which World 21St Century

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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Acts Be Prepared Earthquakes Everything Fires Floods Must Nuclear Nuclear Power Plants Power Prepared Terrorism Withstand

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Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Alone Bestowed Cherish Could Earth Existence Gift Greatest Greatest Gift Humankind Know Matter Only Our Personally Planet Planet Earth Practical Precious Purposes Should Universe Us Vast Whether

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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 presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Africa Also Challenges Collaboration Decent Development Enhance Europe Flow History Human Ideals Ideas Migration Opportunity People Policy Presents Promote Proximity Represents Share Strengthen Technology Tied Together Trade Work You Ebb

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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. Its success would strengthen international peace and security. It would free up vast and much-needed resources for social and economic development. It would advance the rule of law.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advance Benefits Bring Complain Development Disarmament Dream Economic Economic Development Free Humankind Ignores International Law Little Might More Nuclear Peace Resources Rule Rule Of Law Security Social Some Strengthen Success Tangible Than Up Vast Very Would

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Biography

Nationality: South Korean

Type: Leader

Born: June 13th, 1944

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