I defy anyone to look into the eyes of these courageous and resilient individuals and say you know better what nuclear weapons bring. Ban Ki-moon More Quotes by Ban Ki-moon More Quotes From Ban Ki-moon Nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children. Ban Ki-moon attacking sleep children We must turn the greatest collective challenge facing humankind today – climate change – into the greatest opportunity for common progress towards a sustainable future. Ban Ki-moon progress challenges opportunity In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my lifetime. Ban Ki-moon hunger want world We must unite. Violence against women cannot be tolerated, in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader or by any government. Ban Ki-moon political government leader With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book. Ban Ki-moon girl determination book Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies, programmes and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours. Ban Ki-moon effort decision people The power of the leader is given to him by the people, so he has a duty to engage and listen more attentively and carefully to the aspirations of the people. Ban Ki-moon given leader people There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable. Ban Ki-moon domestic-violence community country From the Balkans to Africa, from Asia to the Middle East, we have witnessed the weakening or absence of effective governance leading to the ravaging of human rights and the abandonment of longstanding humanitarian principles. We need competent and responsible states to meet the needs of "we the peoples" for whom the UN was created. And the world's peoples will not be fully served unless peace, development and human rights, the three pillars of the UN, are advanced together with equal vigour. Ban Ki-moon east rights together One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things. Ban Ki-moon government keys hands Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today. Ban Ki-moon issues climate too-late Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. These issues cannot be addressed in isolation. Ban Ki-moon issues water needs The current model is global suicide. We need a revolution. Revolutionary thinking. Revolutionary action. Natural resources are becoming more and more scarce. Ban Ki-moon business suicide thinking Only through women’s full and equal participation in all areas of public and private life can we hope to achieve the sustainable, peaceful and just society promised in the United Nations Charter. Ban Ki-moon equal peaceful achieve Given the nature and magnitude of the challenge, national action alone is insufficient. No nation can address this challenge on its own. No region can insulate itself from these climate changes. That is why we need to confront climate change within a global framework, one that guarantees the highest level of international cooperation. Ban Ki-moon climate challenges needs Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility. Ban Ki-moon girl responsibility boys On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace. Ban Ki-moon priorities passion peace A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed. Ban Ki-moon global-warming voice country Our world is one of terrible contradictions. Plenty of food, but one billion people go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others. Huge advances in medicine while mothers die every day in childbirth, and children die every day from drinking dirty water. Billions spent on weapons to kill people instead of keeping them safe. Ban Ki-moon mother children dirty Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are profound: death, illness and despair, needless suffering, lost opportunities for millions upon millions of people. Ban Ki-moon opportunity profound people
