Every one of us can take part in this process by ensuring that the basic rights of man are also the basic rights of women. - 1998-04-05

Entrepreneurial activity provides income, income provides security, and when necessary, independence - 1998-04-05

The female contribution to the economy could also have an enormous impact if women were encouraged to achieve the full scope of their potential productivity. - 1998-04-05

A society whose women are educated is a dignified society and one to be proud of - 1998-04-05

A society which fails to educate its women and which hampers their development, is ultimately wasting fifty percent of its most precious resource - 1998-04-05

I've always been amazed that the women who endure the most adverse conditions, in this world, very seldom ask for help - 1998-04-05

This year is the UN International Year of Forests. It should remind us of the importance of forests in our lives. - October 19th, 2011

Deforestation is one of the great challenges of our times. Scientists estimate about half of all the forests that once covered the Earth are gone - October 19th, 2011

In determining the best way to alleviate social exclusion, we found that providing training and increasing the beneficiaries' ability to help themselves is crucial in allowing those on the margins of society to break the vicious circle of poverty. - May 9th, 2012

Very young children that are provided with the building blocks of knowledge and learning at an early age have been shown to be more successful at navigating the difficult paths of adolescence and early adulthood. - May 9th, 2012