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I take very seriously my responsibility as Secretary-General to make sure that the United Nations is doing everything it can to uphold the universal prohibition on the use of chemical weapons.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Chemical Doing Everything Make Nations Prohibition Responsibility Seriously Sure Take United United Nations Universal Uphold Use Very Weapons

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Strangely, charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. 'This isn't charity,' some donors take pains to claim, 'This is an investment.' Let us recognize charity for what it is at heart: a noble enterprise aimed at bettering the human condition.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Charity Claim Condition Demeaning Dismissed Donors Enterprise Even Gets Heart Human Human Condition Inappropriate Ineffective Investment Let Us Noble Pains Recipient Recognize Some Somehow Sometimes Strangely Take Us

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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 2015, the role of charity can and should grow. U.N. bodies such as the U.N. Volunteers Programme and UNICEF offer venues for people across the world to get involved.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accelerate Achieve Across Agenda Aim Beyond Bodies Bold Charity Define Development Efforts Get Goals Grow Involved Millennium Offer Our People Period Programme Role Should Time Unicef Venues Volunteers World

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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Been Insistence Israel Live Outspoken Peace Remain Right Security Will

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The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international community should take seriously. As long as these weapons exist, so, too, does the risk of their use - by accident or design.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accident Community Could Design Destruction Dismissed Does Exist Fiction Groups Horrific International International Community Long Mass Mass Destruction Obtain Possibility Risk Seriously Should Take Terrorist Threat Too Use Weapons

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We have international standards regulating everything from t-shirts to toys to tomatoes. There are international regulations for furniture. That means there are common standards for the global trade in armchairs but not the global trade in arms.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Arms Common Everything Furniture Global International Means Regulations Standards Tomatoes Toys Trade T-Shirts

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It is important that the right of Israel to exist should be respected and also the viable Palestinian authorities, in terms of political and financial situation, be supported so that both can live side by side in peace and security. That is a two-state solution.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Also Authorities Both Exist Financial Important Israel Live Palestinian Peace Political Respected Right Security Should Side Situation Solution Supported Terms Viable

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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 rights.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Closely Development Forward Goals Human Human Rights Kerry Look Our Partnership Peace Rights Secretary Shared State Strengthening Towards Working

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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 doors to people and athletes from more than 160 countries. Korea did so in part because it believes in the power of sports for peace and development.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Athletes Because Believes Countries Country Development Did Doors Establish Korea Many More Olympics Opened Part Peace People Power Prize Roots Sports Summer Than

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The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances and as new powers and groups emerge.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advances Critical Digital Economic Emerge Family Great Groups Human Moving New Powers Revolution Through Transition World

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Biography

Nationality: South Korean

Type: Leader

Born: June 13th, 1944

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