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We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization.

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To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

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We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

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In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

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Often we mistake stability, in terms of security and economic activity, to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar: rule of law and respect for human rights.

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I am a stubborn optimist: I was born an optimist and will remain an optimist.

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We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step.

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More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

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Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans.

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If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?

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Biography

Nationality: Ghanaian

Type: Statesman

Born: April 8th, 1938

Died: August 18th, 2018

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