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As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: About Am Banner Blue Continue Development Expectations Flag Hard Hope How Human Human Rights Humanitarian Life-Saving Meet Millions Millions Of People Our Peacekeeping People Prepare Relief Rights Second Second Term See Term Thinking Who Work I Am

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The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The MDGs, with eight goals and a set of measurable time-bound targets, established a blueprint for tackling the most pressing development challenges of our time.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Blueprint Challenges Development Dignity Eight Equality Equity Established Extreme Free Goals Human Human Dignity Measurable Millennium Most Our Our Time Pledge Poverty Pressing Principles Set Tackling Targets Time Uphold Were World

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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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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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Midori has been a steadfast supporter of the United Nations, as a Messenger of Peace and more recently by encouraging our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Achieve Been Development Efforts Encouraging Goals Messenger Millennium More Nations Our Peace Recently Steadfast Supporter United United Nations

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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advance Am Big Big Part Career Country Deliver Determined Development Experience Grew Help Human Human Rights Led Me Meaningful Nations Organization Part Peace Public Public Service Pursue Rebuild Recover Results Rights Saw See Service Tangible United United Nations Up War I Am

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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 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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