“Women are emerging as a major force for change. Countries that have invested in girls' education and removed legal barriers that p...”

“When we rebuild a house, we are rebuilding a home. When we recover from disaster, we are rebuilding lives and livelihoods.”

“We won't be able to stop disasters from happening. On the contrary, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of floo...”

“In Indonesia, where I am from, the Dutch-imposed Civil Code dating back to the colonial 1870s prevailed until the 1974 Law on Marr...”

“Changing much-cherished bank secrecy laws is worth the effort. Corruption, tax evasion, and the capture of natural resource revenu...”

“The confidence is really driven by the woman - whether she can have the confidence that there will be enough earning or income to...”

“Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creati...”

“This ought to be a season for cooperation in terms of pushing our economy forward, job creation, steadying the middle class, and l...”

“The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modif...”

“For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realise a world without nuclear weapons.”

“I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones that surv...”

“We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work -...”