"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
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"I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.“
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"There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players."
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"Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community."
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"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family."
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"In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion."
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"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
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