Quotesia
Home
Authors
Popular authors
Oscar Wilde
Zhuangzi
Thomas Carlyle
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Calvin Coolidge
Alexander Pope
All authors
Today's birthdays
1916 - Shelby Foote
1960 - RuPaul
1952 - Cyril Ramaphosa
1998 - Kara Hayward
1966 - Chanda Kochhar
1980 - Isaac Hanson
Today's birthdays
Popular professions
Artist
Celebrity
Psychologist
Philosopher
Actress
Aviator
All professions
Authors by letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
All authors
Topics
Top Quotes
Quotesia
Quotes by nationalities
Quotes by south korean authors
Quotes by south korean authors
Acting is always hard.
Bae Suzy
Always
Acting
Hard
By strengthening the three pillars of the United Nations - security, development and human rights - we can build a more peaceful, more prosperous and more just world for our succeeding generations.
Ban Ki-moon
Rights
World
Three
Build
Human Rights
United Nations
Our
Security
More
Generations
Development
Prosperous
Pillars
Human
Just
Nations
Succeeding
Peaceful
United
Strengthening
Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels put at risk the very survival of all small island states. These and other implications for peace and security have implications for the United Nations itself.
Ban Ki-moon
Change
Survival
Peace
Conflict
United Nations
Other
States
Security
Scarce
Trigger
Some
Rising
Risk
Small
Could
Put
Implications
Over
Well
Island
Climate
Climate Change
Itself
Very
Decades
Nations
Regions
Land
Migration
Aggravated
Sea
United
Large-Scale
Levels
Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
Ban Ki-moon
Terrorism
Plants
Power
Everything
Earthquakes
Must
Be Prepared
Fires
Power Plants
Withstand
Prepared
Floods
Acts
Nuclear
Nuclear Power
The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.
Ban Ki-moon
Future
Change
Prosperity
Path
Revolution
Too
Our
Way
Danger
We Cannot
Find
Rely
Clean
Clear
New
Industrial
Industrial Revolution
Climate
Climate Change
Want
Burn
Sustainable
Cannot
Fuels
Means
Fossil
Fossil Fuels
Present
Need
We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
Ban Ki-moon
Solar
Wind
Energy
Every
Corner
Powered
Lights
Like
Globe
Sustainable
Technologies
Bring
Need
Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
Ban Ki-moon
Fault
Example
Rural
Between
New
For Example
Globalization
Lines
Urban
Communities
Exposing
Charity plays an important role in upholding the values and advancing the work of the United Nations.
Ban Ki-moon
Work
Charity
Values
Important
United Nations
Advancing
Important Role
Role
Upholding
Nations
United
Plays
Weapons of mass destruction violate more than individual lives - they cross international borders and jeopardize all people. They also drain resources that could be used instead for medicines, schools and other life-saving supplies. We must come together with even greater determination to prevent a WMD nightmare.
Ban Ki-moon
Together
People
Determination
Destruction
Other
Resources
All People
Must
Borders
Weapons
Cross
More
Prevent
Life-Saving
Could
Individual
Supplies
Instead
Mass
Mass Destruction
Come
Also
Schools
Greater
Than
Used
International
Even
Jeopardize
Lives
Violate
Medicines
Nightmare
Drain
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
Time
Challenges
Dignity
Equality
World
Goals
Free
Poverty
Our
Extreme
Extreme Poverty
Pledge
Our Time
Pressing
Tackling
Development
Most
Principles
Equity
Were
Targets
Uphold
Human
Blueprint
Established
Eight
Human Dignity
Measurable
Millennium
Set
The United Nations has a proud record of helping millions of people in mine-affected countries.
Ban Ki-moon
People
United Nations
Record
Countries
Proud
Nations
Helping
United
Millions
Millions Of People
Pacific Islands are among those that contribute least to global warming, yet suffer most.
Ban Ki-moon
Those
Global
Most
Global Warming
Islands
Least
Contribute
Pacific
Warming
Suffer
Among
I was profoundly moved to be the first United Nations Secretary-General to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. I also visited Nagasaki. Sadly, we know the terrible humanitarian consequences from the use of even one weapon. As long as such weapons exist, so, too, will the risks of use and proliferation.
Ban Ki-moon
Peace
Risks
Will
Long
First
United Nations
Consequences
Too
Proliferation
Visited
Memorial
Weapon
Weapons
Be The First
Attend
Nagasaki
Sadly
Know
Also
Terrible
Hiroshima
Exist
Moved
Nations
Ceremony
Use
Even
United
Humanitarian
Profoundly
The U.N.'s humanitarian agencies rely on charitable donations from the public as well as the generosity of governments to continue their lifesaving work in response to natural disasters, armed conflicts and other emergencies.
Ban Ki-moon
Work
Natural
Natural Disasters
Other
Response
Charitable
Emergencies
Rely
Generosity
Armed
Disasters
Well
Continue
Governments
Donations
Conflicts
Public
Agencies
Humanitarian
We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask some fundamental questions. How can we provide a dignified life for ourselves and future generations while preserving and protecting the global commons - the atmosphere, the oceans and the ecosystems that support us?
Ban Ki-moon
Life
Future
Time
Family
Preserving
Dignified
Our
Seven
Our Planet
Ourselves
Future Generations
Some
Atmosphere
Generations
Support
New
Global
Ecosystems
Reached
Protecting
How
Oceans
Provide
Questions
Human
While
Commons
Human Family
Ask
Us
Planet
Inhabiting
Milestone
Billion
Now
Fundamental
Fundamental Questions
One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
Ban Ki-moon
Business
Community
United Nations
Society
Civil
Civil Society
Properly
Main
Support
Learned
Without
Years
Governments
Five
Nations
Cannot
Business Community
Communities
Lessons
Function
United
Last
Need
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
Work
Hope
Rights
People
Human Rights
Thinking
Meet
Our
Relief
See
About
Life-Saving
Development
Term
How
Am
Continue
Expectations
Flag
Blue
Human
Banner
Hard
Who
Prepare
Peacekeeping
Humanitarian
Second
Millions
Millions Of People
Second Term
Like the United Nations, there is something inspirational about New York as a great melting pot of different cultures and traditions. And if this is the city that never sleeps, the United Nations works tirelessly, around the clock around the world.
Ban Ki-moon
Inspirational
Great
World
United Nations
Sleeps
Melting
Melting Pot
City
About
Pot
Something
Never
New
Like
Around
Traditions
Cultures
Clock
York
Nations
New York
Different
Tirelessly
Different Cultures
Works
United
When I was six, the Korean War broke out, and all the classrooms were destroyed by war. We studied under the trees or in whatever buildings were left.
Ban Ki-moon
War
Whatever
Trees
Broke
Destroyed
Out
Classrooms
Studied
Buildings
Korean
Korean War
Were
Left
Six
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
Success
Peace
Economic Development
Benefits
Law
Free
Complain
Resources
Rule
Rule Of Law
Security
Dream
Would
Some
More
Economic
Vast
Advance
Development
Disarmament
Tangible
Up
Very
Than
Little
Social
Might
Ignores
International
International Peace
Nuclear
Humankind
Strengthen
Bring
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
Time
Charity
People
World
Goals
Achieve
Aim
Our
Define
Volunteers
Development
Beyond
Involved
Period
Accelerate
Venues
Offer
Role
Efforts
Get
UNICEF
Agenda
Bodies
Should
Across
Bold
Grow
Millennium
Programme
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
Peace
Rights
Goals
Human Rights
State
Our
Secretary
Shared
Development
Towards
Look
Partnership
Closely
Human
Working
Forward
Strengthening
Kerry
Chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century. Progress in this vital area will help generate momentum to meet our goal of eliminating all weapons of mass destruction.
Ban Ki-moon
Progress
Destruction
Will
Meet
Our
Weapons
Vital
Area
Generate
Simply
Mass
Mass Destruction
Chemical
Goal
Place
Century
Help
Momentum
Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequality, environmental degradation, pandemic diseases, organized crime, repressive governance and other developments no state can control alone. Arms can't address such concerns.
Ban Ki-moon
Environmental
Alone
Result
Crime
Poverty
Control
Pandemic
Other
Chronic
State
Address
Trends
Security
Degradation
Economic
Arise
Developments
Arms
Concerns
Demographic
Inequality
Governance
Diseases
Repressive
Organized
Grave
Every day, we at the United Nations see the human toll of an absence of regulations or lax controls on the arms trade. We see it in the suffering of civilian populations trapped by armed conflict or pervasive crime. We see it in the killing and wounding of civilians - including children, the most vulnerable of all.
Ban Ki-moon
Day
Suffering
Conflict
Every Day
Crime
Trapped
United Nations
Every
Wounding
See
Civilian
Civilians
Absence
Lax
Armed
Most
Arms
Vulnerable
Trade
Controls
Human
Nations
Children
Pervasive
Regulations
Toll
Including
United
From the beginning of my time as Secretary-General, I have sought to advance a practical, action-oriented vision of the U.N. as the voice of the voiceless and the defender of the defenceless.
Ban Ki-moon
Time
Vision
Beginning
My Time
Voice
Voiceless
Advance
Practical
Sought
Defender
Load more quotes