229 Quotes by Ban Ki-Moon

Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.

Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin

Nuclear tests poison the environment - and they also poison the political climate. They breed mistrust, isolation and fear.

It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.

I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.

Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all

Strangely, charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. 'This isn't charity,' some donors take pains to claim, 'This is an investment.' Let us recognize charity for what it is at heart: a noble enterprise aimed at bettering the human condition.

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,

As a child growing up during the Korean War, I knew poverty. I studied by candlelight.