229 Quotes by Ban Ki-Moon

The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded.

On this World Population Day, I call on all with influence to prioritize youth in development plans, strengthen partnerships with youth-led organizations, and involve young people in all decisions that affect them. By empowering today’s youth, we will lay the groundwork for a more sustainable future for generations to come.

With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.

Saving our planet requires you to be ambitious in what you aim, and, equally, in how hard you work to reach your goal.

All nuclear material in weapons programmes must be subject one day to binding international verification.

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.

When we put an end to nuclear tests, we get closer to eliminating all nuclear weapons.

Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.

The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international community should take seriously. As long as these weapons exist, so, too, does the risk of their use - by accident or design.